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Mar 2, 2026
Decapitation strikes are not enough to take on Mexico’s cartels. Here’s what else the US should do.
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Charlotte Bertrand
Strikes on cartels should be combined with greater efforts to disrupt supply and reduce substance use disorder in the United States.
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Feb 25, 2026
The US and Mexico need stronger financial cooperation to disrupt illicit financial flows
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Phil Lovegren
Killing cartel leaders grabs headlines, but lasting progress in curbing the illicit drug trade requires following the money. If the United States and Mexico truly want to tackle organized crime, they must deepen cooperation to disrupt the financial flows that sustain it.
Dispatches
Feb 12, 2026
Dispatch from Mexico City: Trump’s latest consideration of USMCA withdrawal meets a measured reaction
Mexican officials and business leaders are not in a panic over news that the US president is considering exiting the trilateral trade pact.
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