Michoacan massacre highlights AMLO's weak security strategy

The CJNG is expanding and using violence strategically to combat the government and rival groups.

Key point: AMLO’s weak responses to CJNG violence mean the group will grow bolder in its willingness to expand and attack government forces moving forward.

Inflection point

Earlier this week, AMLO’s government promoted how it had reached an “inflection point” on reducing violence around the country. As usual, they did so with limited and unverified data. …