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Security & Strategic Review - July 2013 (ISSN 1741-4202)
MEXICO: Peña Nieto’s strategy is downsized
With the announcement that the planned Gendarmería is to be smaller than originally envisaged, President Enrique Peña Nieto’s security policy is looking more and more like a continuation of that of his predecessor Felipe Calderón (2006-2012), with some presentational adjustments. The military is to remain involved in the fight against the drug cartels for quite some time, the strategy of going after the cartel bosses remains in place, and the plan to bring state and municipal police forces under unified commands is proceeding haltingly. The only good news for the government is that the level of violence is continuing to fall, and that a majority of the public appears to believe that there has been a positive change in security strategy.
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