Why a US Invasion of Mexico would end in disaster

Zapata Celestino, Kevin ORCID: 0000-0002-4200-0143 and Alejandro Loera González, Omar (2025) Why a US Invasion of Mexico would end in disaster. USApp – American Politics and Policy Blog (25 Mar 2025). Blog Entry.

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Abstract

Since before his inauguration, those in President Trump’s close circle have advocated for military action in Mexico to combat drug cartels. Kevin Zapata Celestino and Omar Alejandro Loera González write that from a historical, political, diplomatic and social standpoint, military action against Mexico would be impractical but also deeply counterproductive for the US, potentially transforming the cartels and other criminal organizations into symbols of resistance.

Item Type:	Online resource (Blog Entry)
Official URL:	https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/
Additional Information:	© 2025 The Author(s)
Divisions:	Social Policy
Subjects:	J Political Science > JK Political institutions (United States) E History America > E151 United States (General) E History America
Date Deposited:	14 Apr 2025 15:36
Last Modified:	14 Apr 2025 15:36
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/127930

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