Refocusing U.S.-Mexico Security Cooperation

Testimony from Latin America Studies Program

Testimony from Latin America Studies Program

Refocusing U.S.-Mexico Security Cooperation

Testimony by Shannon K. O'Neil

June 2013

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In her testimony before the Senate Subcommmittee on Western Hemisphere and Global Narcotics Affairs, Shannon K. O'Neil discusses the United States' bilateral security relationship with Mexico and argues that a strong and safe Mexico will have positive benefits for the United States, while a dangerous Mexico will have repercussions far beyond the southern U.S. border.

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