Security & Strategic Review July 2010 (ISSN 1741-4202)
Mexico car bomb triggers debate on escalation & shift to terrorism
The news that, for the first time ever, a car bomb had exploded in Ciudad Juárez, prompted two intertwined debates. The first hinges on whether this event marks the beginning of a new phase in Mexico’s drug war; the second, on whether it can be considered as the onset of a terrorist phase in the violence practised by the drug gangs. The second debate is of particular importance because it has repercussions that go far beyond Mexico. There are signs that it may resurface again in Colombia with the accession to power of Juan Manuel Santos on 7 August.
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