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Mexico Election: ‘Hugs, Not Bullets’ Fail Again Against Gang Violence

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Mexico Election: ‘Hugs, Not Bullets’ Fail Again Against Gang Violence
Police guard the site where armed men set fire to vehicles following a blockade by public transport workers in Acapulco, Guerrero State, Mexico, on Aug. 2, 2023. Francisco Robles/AFP via Getty Images
Anders Corr
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Ten people were found murdered in Acapulco, Mexico, on May 22. The bodies were thrown from vehicles and scattered around the city, including the tourist sector.
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Anders Corr
Anders Corr
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Anders Corr has a bachelor’s/master’s in political science from Yale University (2001) and a doctorate in government from Harvard University (2008). He is a principal at Corr Analytics Inc. and publisher of the Journal of Political Risk, and has conducted extensive research in North America, Europe, and Asia. His latest books are “The Concentration of Power: Institutionalization, Hierarchy, and Hegemony” (2021) and “Great Powers, Grand Strategies: the New Game in the South China Sea” (2018).
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