Using Military for Civil Purposes due to Diminished State Capacity

Leaders like Obrador in Mexico have been utilizing the army for tasks traditionally handled by the government, such as building railways and responding to emergencies, due to the declining state capacity and bureaucratic inefficiencies. This trend is observed in other countries like Australia where the military is being deployed to address issues like floods and COVID-related challenges, highlighting the diminishing effectiveness of civil bureaucracies in running the government.