Militarization of the State in Mexico: Perspectives from the Administrations of Felipe Calderón (2006-2012) and Enrique Peña Nieto (2012-2018)

Nikolas Kouloglou (1)

1 Université Sorbonne Paris Nord

This article points out the concept of militarized security policies –i.e. the direct involvement of the military in homeland security tasks and the armed confrontation of the cartels- in contemporary Mexico. In this context, the administrations of ex-Presidents Felipe Calderón (2006-2012) and Enrique Peña Νieto (2012-2018) are being evaluated based on a number of criteria: the repercussions of their policies in terms of the rise of a war economy, a further weakness of the rule of law and the victimization of the civil population. The concept of «gray areas» controlled by the Mexican Drug Trafficking Organizations is also highlighted as a new threat undermining the sovereignty of the Mexican state.

Mots clés: Militarization; Mexico; Policies; Security; Gray areas

Domaines: Science politique

Nikolas Kouloglou. Militarization of the State in Mexico: Perspectives from the Administrations of Felipe Calderón (2006-2012) and Enrique Peña Nieto (2012-2018). Estudios en Seguridad y Defensa, 2020, 15 (29), pp.71-93. ⟨10.25062/1900-8325.290⟩. ⟨hal-04559544⟩