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This is the subject of my book, coming out next year, "Parallel Power."
The most powerful Mexican cartel is based in the state of Jalisco and Guadalajara, which has *plenty* of state presence.
The "absence of the state" is such an incredibly lazy way to think about this.
The most powerful Mexican cartel is based in the state of Jalisco and Guadalajara, which has *plenty* of state presence.
The "absence of the state" is such an incredibly lazy way to think about this.
Narco cartels are a huge problem but this is misleading. There are no areas in Mexico 100% controlled by narcos that the Mexican state can't go into. But the cartels act as a shadow power in much of the country. The difference matters if you want a solution that actually works...View quoted post on X
