Bullets not hugs

Narcostates: Civil War, Crime, and the War on Drugs in Mexico and Central America, William L Marcy, 2023, Lynne Rienner

As with so many aspects of Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s tenure, the jury is still out when it comes to how the Mexican president is trying to cure the country’s biggest affliction.

While prior to winning the presidency in 2018 AMLO campaigned . . .

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Categories: Central America, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, North America, South America, United States

Gavin O'Toole

I've spent much of my career in journalism and newspaper production: worked as a sub-editor and in other production roles at major UK newspapers including the Financial Times, The Guardian, The Observer and the Daily Telegraph / Sunday Telegraph. Covering business, finance, regulation, Latin American affairs and more. As a journalist and freelance writer I've contributed to many publications: work appears in outlets such as Al Jazeera, Public Finance, Global Government Forum, among others. Also an an award-winning writer of short stories and novelist. 

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