U.S. Urged to Partner with Mexico on Security

From RAND & Milken Institute
Mere mention of certain aspects of foreign policy provokes either huge yawns or irrational fury. So it is with the ideas of nation- and institution-building, which either are anathema or crucial to what the U.S. ought to be doing outside its borders, including and especially, researchers say, with our neighbor Mexico. While there's been a recent emphasis by some in U.S. policy powers on military might and crackdowns with national law enforcement authorities, these, too, have their limits. And in Mexico, while big steps are needed on both sides of the border to attack narco-terrorism and prevent its growth or spread, for the longer term, the U.S. should partner better with its neighbor build a security strategy and wider institutions that might support it, researchers argue. Meantime, top experts at a global conference call for even greater focus, attention to U.S. relationships in Latin America.

An Altered Emphasis in U.S. Support for Mexico
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Even More Focus Urged for U.S. on Latin America