La Guerra Improvisada: Los Años de Calderón Y Sus Consecuencias, Paperback

After years of studying Mexican politics and conducting dozens of interviews with officials, collaborators and critics of Felipe Calderón's administration, academics Tony Payan and Guadalupe Correa-Cabrera present one of the most complete and balanced analysis on said six-year term. Based on the premise that Mexican politics is especially vulnerable to the personal styles of politicians and improvisation, it explains how the decision-making on security policy, the involvement of the armed forces, and the difficulty that the government had to correct the course when the strategies did not yield the expected results. The book ends with a perspective analysis of what the consequences of that government represent for Mexico today and for years to come.

About author(s):Guadalupe Correa-Cabrera received her doctorate in political science and works as a professor at George Mason University. She is a specialist in border and migration issues and is also the author of the Los Zetas Inc. Tony Payan received his doctorate in International Relations from the University of Georgetown. He specializes in studies on the border, migration, security, organized crime and is the author of various books on these topics.