Opinion
The Case Against Designating Cartels as Terrorists
It risks diluting the term into meaninglessness while proving little or no benefit to law enforcement.
Are Mexican Drug Cartels Like Terrorists?
Can President Donald Trump beat Mexican drug cartels using tactics the United States honed against extremists in the two decades after 9/11? He seems to be betting he can, reportedly expanding CIA drone operations and labeling some of those gangs as terrorists.
Mexico was not consulted in U.S. designation of cartels as terrorist organizations
Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Thursday that her government was not consulted by the United States in its decision to designate Mexican cartels terrorist organizations. The United States on Wednesday designated the Sinaloa Cartel and other drug cartels as global terrorist organizations,
U.S. designates Mexican cartels, Tren de Aragua and others as foreign terrorist organizations
The designation opens the door for possible financial sanctions against the groups and those who are linked to them.
Donald Trump designates Mexican drug cartels as terrorist groups
The Trump administration has declared that eight Latin American organised crime groups are terrorist organisations, putting pressure on Mexico’s government and raising the prospect of US military intervention in the region to dismantle them.
Here Are The Cartels the State Department Declared Terrorist Organizations
The United States Department of State branded eight cartels and criminal gangs as terrorist organizations on Wednesday, including Tren de Aragua and MS-13. Secretary of State Marco Rubio wrote in a declaration entered into the Federal Register that there was enough evidence to change the definition of the groups,
EE.UU. designa oficialmente a cárteles de la droga como organizaciones terroristas
El Departamento de Estado de Estados Unidos designó a ocho cárteles que operan en América Latina como organizaciones terroristas, luego de una orden ejecutiva del Presidente Donald Trump firmó durante su primer día en el cargo.
WSJ Opinion: Hegseth, Rumsfeld and the Future of U.S. Defense
Speaking at the Pentagon on 7, 2025, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth invoked predecessor Donald Rumsfeld’s 2001 speech ...
The death of a close friend, colleague and comrade
Because Sergey Rogov was far better known in Russia as a keen strategist and student of the United States and Europe, only a ...
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Marc Thiessen and Ilan Berman Join the RFE/RL Board of Directors
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) has announced Marc Thiessen and Ilan Berman have joined its board of directors.
Block a Road, Go to Prison
Trump and Congress can put an end to ‘civil terrorism.’ ...
To these Black retirees, the federal civil service now under attack was a path to the middle class
Evelyn Seabrook was able to buy a home even though she had only a high school diploma. Glenn Flood worked his way up the ...
Trump and the changing global order.
The new US president's disruptive acts have left countries reeling as time-honoured ways of doing things change in unexpected ways. How best can they respond? The world used to be a familiar place, ...
China’s Rehearsals for a Blockade of Taiwan
Pacific Command warns about Beijing’s plans.