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David A. Shirk analyzes the drug war in Mexico and argues that the United States should help Mexico address its pressing crime and corruption...
Speaker: David A. Shirk, Director, Trans-Border Institute and Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of San Diego
Presider: Irina A. Faskianos, Vice President, National Program & Outreach, Council on Foreign Relations
May 11, 2011
The University of San Diego's David A. Shirk discusses the findings of his recent Council Special Report The Drug War in Mexico: Confronting a Shared Threat, as part of CFR's State and Local Officials Conference Call Series.
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