Under Siege: U.S.-Mexico Relations & National Security with Eric L. Olson on Tues. March 16
Posted on February 11, 2010 | Filed Under Past Events
Mexico is growing more dangerous daily, with escalating kidnappings, murders and other drug-related violence. Recently, a failed kidnapping attempt left seven gunmen and a federal police officer dead. In Ciudad Juarez, 15 teens were killed when a gunman stormed a party at a private home.
The situation has intensified since Mexican President Felipe Calderon declared war on the drug cartels in 2007, deploying 45,000 troops to 18 states where trafficking groups are battling for access to the U.S. market.
Eric L. Olson, Senior Advisor at the Mexico Institute of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington, D.C., will address these headline issues and more on Tuesday, March 16, 2010 at 6:00 P.M. (Great Decisions at 5:00P.M.)
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