The phrase "a shadow state of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation or condition where a government or organization operates in a covert or unofficial manner, often outside the bounds of legality or transparency.
Example: "The investigation revealed the existence of a shadow state of influence that manipulated political decisions behind the scenes."
Alternatives: "an underground network of" or "a covert operation of".
And rule by cabal or by a shadow state was the subject of dozens of thrillers and Hollywood movies.
He argues that, in the absence of outright political union, the European authorities are creating a "shadow state", with the European Council (of national leaders) as its government and the Eurogroup (of euro-zone finance ministers) as its executive.Even a banking union will involve some loss of sovereignty.
By paying attention to the various forms of government partnerships, this article will also set forth arguments on the theorization of Hong Kong as a shadow state and consider the outworking of this process in the case of a residual welfare system.
The square has become as untidy as the politics, and in an arena filled with uncertain intentions — of the military, of a feared shadow state, of the Muslim Brotherhood — Ms. Milad insisted that the legitimacy that eluded occupiers and dictators, strongmen and monarchs for so long in Egypt now rested with the protesters.
The Stool Pigeon, a London music paper (it closed earlier this year), wrote that Bonney, once he was in Detroit, "became further preoccupied with the notion of a shadow state hidden from view because it couldn't be squared with the mythical narratives of wealth and self-determination woven into the country's fabric".
Gülen, once a crucial ally, had become the leader of a shadow state, determined to bring down the Administration.
The growth of a huge shadow state, manned by private firms and built on monopoly contracts, has proceeded by increments.
And the private companies performing these functions are a kind of shadow state, with extraordinary power and very little oversight, since the details of most of these contracts are completely obscured under the blanket of "classified" intelligence.
Do not rely on senior figures in the Labour party to make the running on this issue: after all, it built a huge share of the shadow state in which these people make their money.
Blinken added that Biden "also made it very clear to Obama that he didn't want to be a shadow Secretary of State".
