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State sponsored paramilitary groups are a dangerous phenomenon in the developing world. Among late developing states, where intrastate wars are pervasive, paramilitaries have carried the responsibility of nearly 90 percent of all casualties of war (Lacina and...
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Paramilitarism represents a dangerous dilemma for developing states seeking to monopolize the use of force. On one end of the spectrum, paramilitaries serve as an extra-legal, internal mechanism for states to extend their influence, build capacity, and...