Gunmen robbing oil rigs and fishermen in the Gulf of Mexico was a sign of Mexico's decaying rule of law. In January attacks suddenly halted. I ask why.
Cartels operating as defacto local government, there's a whole examination to be made of just where precisely they cross the line between rogue operators and the only game in town. It seems like in some places, they do everything but issue their own currency, building roads, electrical lines, security services, etc.
Nooooooo! Won't someone think of the pirates!?!?!
haha. We included this in our "What we're reading" section over at Pirate Wire Services, because, well, pirates
Nice one! Thanks much and best there Joshua and all the Pirates south of Panama...
Great read. Had no idea about any of this. Thanks for writing 😁
Thanks much for reading Tracey. Glad you liked it and keep in touch there.
Such a great read as always!
Thanks so much for reading and the support Martin. All best and keep in touch.
Cartels operating as defacto local government, there's a whole examination to be made of just where precisely they cross the line between rogue operators and the only game in town. It seems like in some places, they do everything but issue their own currency, building roads, electrical lines, security services, etc.
Great points Matt. I should do more stories on that on turfs where they really control things. All best there and keep in touch.