Crimen organizado e iniciativa Mérida en las relaciones México-Estados Unidos

Este libro es uno de los productos que se desprenden de una investigación desarrollada por el Colectivo de Análisis de la Seguridad con Democracia A.C. (casede). El casede es una agrupación de la sociedad civil conformada por académicos, expertos gubernamentales, comunicadores y activistas de la sociedad civil, preocupados por la seguridad, la defensa y los derechos humanos.

El proyecto Observatorio del crimen organizado e Iniciativa Mérida, tuvo como propósito hacer un análisis del nivel de desarrollo del crimen organizado e incluyó un monitoreo de la implementación de la Iniciativa Mérida como un programa de cooperación y transferencia de recursos de Estados Unidos a México, con el objetivo de combatir la delincuencia organizada, principalmente la que realiza actividades de narcotráfico, debido al nivel de crecimiento que esta actividad ha logrado y que impacta la seguridad nacional, así como la gobernabilidad de México. La investigación también tomó en cuenta el seguimiento del crimen organizado y el narcotráfico en los medios de comunicación, principalmente en la prensa escrita, analizando la divulgación del problema en periódicos del interior del país. En el contexto de ésta, el casede organizó importantes seminarios de discusión entre especialistas y funcionarios públicos sobre la temática del crimen organizado, el narcotráfico y la gobernabilidad en México.

Para acceder al contenido completo visite:

http://www.seguridadcondemocracia.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1464&Itemid=69

A Report to President Obama on Building Sustainable Security and Competitiveness

A year ago, the North American Center for Transborder Studies (NACTS), a trinational consortium of universities, was asked by our trinational Board of Advisors to create a roadmap for the new U.S. administration in working with Canada and Mexico, our neighbors and most important trading partners. In doing so, a number of key opportunities repeatedly came to the forefront of this extended conversation, particularly those listed above. We believe that the U.S. relationship with Canada and Mexico should be driven by these concepts. We also believe that these concepts are highly compatible with the Obama Administration’s vision of the future of North America. “North America Next: A Report to President Obama on Building Sustainable Security and Competitiveness” is a unique effort by NACTS, which is strategically located in a fast-growing border state; at the nexus of major immigration fl ows to the United States; along a key corridor of cross-border commerce; and at a large, highaccess public university. The border regions of North America have a long—though mixed—history of cooperation across national boundaries. As the Obama Administration looks at rearticulating U.S. policies in the Americas, we strongly believe that regional organizations are critical assets in building a relationship with our neighbors that is more secure and prosperous. Furthermore, we believe that when policy relating to Canada and Mexico are viewed from a multi-functional framework that looks at the highly interconnected issues of security, competitiveness, and sustainability in North America, citizens of all three countries will clearly be better off.

NACTS shaped the recommendations in this report for building a more collaborative North America from an ongoing series of engagements (events, meetings, working papers, etc.) with a large number of Canadian, U.S. and Mexican experts and organizations. This process of engagement with NACTS’ trinational Board of advisors and a large number of diverse institutions and individuals of various political persuasions in the United States, Mexico and Canada was extremely enlightening and helped shape this document’s scope and detail.

http://nacts.asu.edu/files/u1/NACTS_report_2-6-09_low-res.pdf

Cross Talk II: Building Common Security in North America

The North American Center for Transborder Studies (NACTS) at Arizona State University, the Center for Dialogue and Analysis on North America at Tec de Monterrey, Mexico City Campus and the Mexico and Canada Institutes at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars will convene “Cross Talk II: Building Common Security in North America” in Washington, D.C on February 10 and 11. The objective of the event is to engage public and private sector officials and key policy networks in Canada, the United States and Mexico to discuss and develop policy options and recommendations toward building more sustainable security in North America.

Cross Talk II perpetuates the multiple conversations begun at XT-I but provides a unique opportunity, early in the new Presidency, Administration and DHS Secretariat, to view security from a North American and a border perspective. Too long Washington insiders have imposed policies on borderlands without understanding and appreciating the local impacts and implications and unintended consequences. Cross Talk II will more closely examine building common security across borders. The discussions at Cross Talk II will result in yet a more security-focused iteration of the memo to the new administration. Senior-level representatives from DHS, State, Interior, Commerce, and their Mexican and Canadian counterparts will attend, speak and participate. Cross Talks are also designed to attract participants from all three nations, for all sectors of civil society and from the spectrum of political parties.

The event also forms part of the North American Dialogue, an initiative launched by the Center for Dialogue and Analysis on North America (CEDAN) at Tec de Monterrey, Mexico City Campus. The initiative is a series of closed and public forums on issues of competitiveness, environmental challenges, and human capital. In addition, Cross Talk II is enriched by the expertise of the Canada and Mexico Institutes at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. Both organizations convene undertake a number of important activities, including high-level meetings and working groups that engage key policy networks on matters affecting the U.S.-Canada and U.S.-Mexico relationships.