The military in Mexico started out as a revolutionary army that secured the regime of the governmental party PRI. The article discusses the change of this army into a national and hemispheric police force under the influence of the USA. Today, the functions of the Mexican army are a mix of fighting against drugs, organized delinquency, terrorism and counterinsurgency and cooperating with US as well as other Latin American forces.
Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:Potsdam/oai:kobv.de-opus-ubp:4825 |
Date | January 2005 |
Creators | Zimmering, Raina |
Publisher | Universität Potsdam, Extern. WeltTrends e.V. Potsdam |
Source Sets | Potsdam University |
Language | German |
Detected Language | English |
Type | Postprint |
Format | application/pdf |
Source | WeltTrends - Zeitschrift für Internationale Politik, 49 (2005), S. 60 - 72 |
Rights | http://opus.kobv.de/ubp/doku/urheberrecht.php, Volltextzugriff: WeltTrends-Archiv - eingeschraenkter Zugriff |
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