A Study Of Asymmetric U.S.-Mexico Anti-Drug Cooperation(1969-2017)

The drug problem between the United States and Mexico dates back to the beginning of the 20 th century.But it was after the 1960 s that the United States and Mexico took the drug problem seriously.With the wide spread of narcotics in the American society,the United States gradually formed a huge drug consumption market,prompting the world's major drug producing areas of drugs continue to pour into the United States,especially in the American region,and the neighboring Mexico was deeply affected by it.Eager to tackle its drug epidemic,America's first instinct was to get Mexico to act,but the snub provoked outrage.In 1969,President Nixon carried out the "unilateral interception" operation,under the great pressure of the United States,Mexico and the United States reached a "cooperation",which also started the asymmetric anti-drug cooperation between the United States and Mexico.The longer they cooperate,the more problems there are,especially in the cooperation between two countries with asymmetric power.By virtue of its obvious advantages,the United States has repeatedly violated Mexico's legitimate rights and interests with its interventionism and unilateralism.With the escalating unilateral actions of the United States,U.S.-Mexico drug cooperation was almost suspended.By the 1980 s and 1990 s,cooperative Mexico could no longer bear the excesses of the United States.Mexico began to consciously get rid of this situation of asymmetric cooperation,at least to ensure that their basic rights and interests are not violated.From the initial resistance,to tolerance,to counterattack and finally to initiative,Mexico has made a lot of efforts after such a process of transformation.First of all,Mexico has principles.It strictly abides by the bottom line of sovereignty and will never allow the United States to trample on Mexico's sovereignty.Secondly,Mexico is flexible.Under certain conditions,it sometimes tolerates some infringements by the United States.Once again Mexico was resolute,and when the United States repeatedly angered Mexico,Mexico would continue to resist in order to suspendcooperation;Finally,Mexico is smart.It won't let the United States trample on Mexico all the time.It needs equal treatment instead of discrimination.By the 21 st century,the bilateral relations between the United States and Mexico had entered a new stage.With the transformation of the United States and the efforts of Mexico,the drug control cooperation between the two countries had reached an unprecedented historical height.But the President of Mexico in the new century is still trying to distance himself from the American strategy and free his country from an asymmetrical relationship with the United States.