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Originally posted by Roguish Lawyer
No, I'm saying the opposite. You see this stuff in places like Iraq, but not really elsewhere. I don't think you can say that there are dominant "security communities" here or in Europe or China. Even in a place like Canada where you have the Quebec issue, the state is completely dominant and the "security community" is just something to observe.
Interesting theory, but I just don't see it.
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Not elsewhere? What do you think the EU is?
The Mercosur nations don't really have any ongoing insurgencies, yet I consider Mercosur to be a security community.
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