Latin America and the Caribbean

摘要

The most significant driver of policy change in the region in 2011 was non-state in nature - a security crisis in Mexico and Central America as violence in Mexico reached unprecedented levels and several Central American states acknowledged the presence of predominantly Mexican criminal networks in their territories. Little changed in Mexico itself, however: President Felipe Calderon resisted calls for a change of course in his government's war against the cartels, which has thus far been largely ineffective despite a reported 400% increase in US military assistance between 2007 and 2011.