Security & Strategic Review June 2010 (ISSN 1741-4202)
Should Calderón stand down the troops and negotiate with the drug cartels?
President Felipe Calderón finds himself ever more frequently compelled, not only to defend his anti-cartel strategy, but also to argue against an alternative that has gained the support of influential advocates: striking a pact of coexistence with the cartels, similar to that which prevailed under previous administrations. A mayor of the ruling party has struck such a deal in one of Mexico’s most affluent municipalities, and claims to have achieved an almost total cessation of violence and most serious crime. Calderón says that this option is both ethically and institutionally unacceptable.
President Felipe Calderón finds himself ever more frequently compelled, not only to defend his anti-cartel strategy, but also to argue against an alternative that has gained the support of influential advocates: striking a pact of coexistence with the cartels, similar to that which prevailed under previous administrations. A mayor of the ruling party has struck such a deal in one of Mexico’s most affluent municipalities, and claims to have achieved an almost total cessation of violence and most serious crime. Calderón says that this option is both ethically and institutionally unacceptable.
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