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Hysteria over bloodshed in Mexico clouds the real challenge: the rising violence is a product of democratization -- and the only real solution is to continue strengthening Mexican democracy.
Author: Shannon K. O'Neil, Douglas Dillon Fellow for Latin America Studies
July/August 2009
Foreign Affairs
Summary
Hysteria over bloodshed in Mexico clouds the real challenge: the rising violence is a product of democratization -- and the only real solution is to continue strengthening Mexican democracy.
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