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| − | ''[[Democracy Now!]]'' mooted [[Afghanistan]] as "The Worst Narco-State in History?" in 2014, a | + | ''[[Democracy Now!]]'' mooted [[Afghanistan]] as "The Worst Narco-State in History?" in 2014, a reference to the increased harvest of [[opium]] after the [[2001 Invasion of Afghanistan]].<ref>https://www.democracynow.org/2014/12/29/the_worst_narco_state_in_history<ref> |
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| + | The term is used by Western {{cccm}}, possibly to suggest national governments which will be targeted for "[[regime change]]". Recipients of this term include [[Peru]], [[Guinea Bissau]]<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/13/opinion/narco-states-africas-next-menace.html</ref><ref>http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/blog/2009/06/guinea_bissau_a.html</ref> and [[Mozambique]]<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/apr/22/mozambique-africas-new-narco-state</ref>. | ||
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Democracy Now! mooted Afghanistan as "The Worst Narco-State in History?" in 2014, a reference to the increased harvest of opium after the 2001 Invasion of Afghanistan.Cite error: Closing </ref> missing for <ref> tag[1] and Mozambique[2].
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