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Forgetting El Chapo: Why Mexico’s Violence Will Remain Unabated
Oct 1, 2019 | CAMPI
In this essay, Cecilia Farfán-Méndez discusses three topics that are indispensable for informing further research and conversations about violence and insecurity in Mexico: the importance of distinguishing between organized crime and drug trafficking groups; the diversification of illicit activities by certain criminal groups; and the need to examine the role of women in violence and drug trafficking. This is not intended to be an exhaustive account of organized crime and drug trafficking in Mexico but rather is meant to call attention to elements that are central for making an informed analysis of the current context of chronic violence in the country.