Description: Paul Rexton Kan demonstrates that the ongoing war in Mexico, now in its sixth year, is a mosaic war, with several wars occurring at once: cartels battle one another, cartels suffer violence within their own organizations, cartels fight against the Mexican
Brief description: PAUL REXTON KAN is the Henry L. Stimson Chair of Military Studies at the Army War College, where he is an associate professor of national security studies. He is the author of Drugs and Contemporary Warfare (Potomac Books, 2009). His work has been routinely featured in the journal Small Wars and Insurgencies and has been cited in publications ranging from Foreign Policy to Forbes. Born in Hong Kong and raised in Hawaii and Australia, he now lives in Carlisle, Pennsylvania.
Review Quotes: "Cartels at War is a masterful work. Paul Kan not only analyzes the phenomenon of high-intensity crime in Mexico, but he goes on to provide sound recommendations and policy responses. The geocriminality section of the book is brilliant, as are his discussions concerning Mexico's possible futures, his perspective on the role of violent entrepreneurs, and the mosaic aspect of the war itself."--Robert J. Bunker, instructor, Los Angeles High-Intensity Drug Trafficking Area, Office of National Drug Control Policy