From Peril to Partnership: Us Security Assistance and the Bid to Stabilize Colombia and Mexico - Hardcoverby Paul J. Angelo (Author) Plan Colombia and the Mrida Initiative are the two most significant US security assistance efforts in Latin America in the twenty first century. At a time when US objectives in the Middle East and Central Asia were flagging, Colombia was a rare US foreign policy victory a showcase for stabilization and security sector reform. Conversely, Mexico struggled to turn the tide on the country's scourge of crime and violence, even