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Case Study: The Mérida Initiative (also called Plan Mexico) is a security cooperation agreement among the United States, the government of Mexico and the countries of Central America. Signed in 2008, the aim of this initiative is to ameliorate threats of drug trafficking, transnational organized crime and money laundering. The initiative takes a shared responsibility approach and provides funding for equipment, training, and intelligence.

Questions: Review the pillars of this initiative on the US Embassy website here Then, identify at least ONE peer-reviewed and ONE other resource discussing the effectiveness of the Merida imitative. After reading your identified sources, answer the following questions:

1. Is this initiative working effectively and equally for the US and Mexico/Central America?
2. If so, how? If not, what do you think should we do differently?
3. Finally, watch this video and comment on its accuracy and credibility based on the information you found in your own reading. In other words, are the facts presented accurate? Can you trust this resource?