Small Wars Journal

How Caribbean Organized Crime is Replacing the State

Wed, 07/24/2013 - 1:35pm

How Caribbean Organized Crime is Replacing the State by Lillian Bobea, InSight Crime.

In Caribbean countries like the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico, criminal groups have established clear-cut alliances with political parties and sectors of the state. By doing so, they are arguably bringing benefits to certain marginalized communities that the state has long proved incapable of serving properly...

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Categories: El Centro