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- Title
THE DESECURITIZATION OF DRUG TRAFFICKING IN MEXICO UNDER THE AMLO ADMINISTRATION.
- Authors
MORALES GÁMEZ, LUIS MIGUEL
- Abstract
The present paper analyzes, from the perspective of desecuritization theory, the manner in which Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) changed the policy of the Mexican government for tackling drug trafficking in the country from a military to a social approach. The aim is to establish whether this strategy has been successful in comparison with the open war waged against the drug cartels over the twelve years preceding the AMLO administration. Given that this desecuritization strategy resulted from political decision-making rather than social pressure, the analysis presented here focuses on the President’s position and the actions he has taken.
- Subjects
MEXICO; DRUG traffic; LOPEZ Obrador, Andres Manuel, 1952-; GOVERNMENT policy; SOCIAL pressure; DRUG cartels; MEXICAN history
- Publication
Janus.Net: e-Journal of International Relations, 2022, Vol 13, Issue 1, p117
- ISSN
1647-7251
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.26619/1647-7251.13.1.8