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Foreign Affairs LIVE: Rehab for Mexico?
Robert C. Bonner, Jorge G. Castañeda, and James F. Hoge, Jr.

Former Mexican Foreign Secretary Dr. Jorge Castañeda and former Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) Mr. Robert Bonner discuss the consequences of Mexico's drug war and the policy options facing Mexican and U.S. officials.

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Foreign Affairs LIVE: Rehab for Mexico?
Jorge Castañeda, Robert Bonner

Former Mexican Foreign Secretary Dr. Jorge Castañeda and former Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) Mr. Robert Bonner discuss the options and consequences facing Mexican and U.S. officials. Foreign Affairs magazine hosted this event on September 29, 2010 at the Council on Foreign Relations.

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Jul/Aug
2010
The New Cocaine CowboysPremium Article available to subscribers and site license holders.
Robert C. Bonner

Mexico is currently suffering from the same sort of drug-related violence that plagued Colombia during the 1980s. Mexico and the United States can learn a great deal from Colombia's example, including that they must build law enforcement capacity and not rely solely on military force.