Drugs, Guns, and Dollars: Unpacking the Implications of Cartels' FTO Designation

The Trump administration recently named six of Mexican drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations, or FTOs. The new designation widens who can be charged for supporting these groups. What effect might this have? Pablo Zárate of FTI Consulting looks at how business operating in Mexico will have to revamp compliance with increased risk. And Cecilia Farfán-Méndez of ITAM explains the complexity of the drug trade and spotlights how this action may impact the bilateral relationship. Read more about the FTO designation: AS/COA Explainer: Which Cartels and Groups Is Trump Designating as Foreign Terrorist Organizations? FTI Consulting: Know Your Risk: Terrorist Designation of Cartels on Business Interests in Mexico Cecilia Farfán-Méndez's testimony to the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary Get all the analysis on the Trump administration’s actions toward Latin America: www.as-coa.org/trump Share your love for Latin America: Join Americas Society. Becoming a member gives you preferential access to music performances, art gallery, book events, our magazine Americas Quarterly, and more. https://www.as-coa.org/memberships/engage-americas-society Access other episodes of Latin America in Focus at www.as-coa.org/podcast and send us feedback at latamfocus@as-coa.org. Share and subscribe at Apple, Spotify, YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts.  The music in this podcast is by, performing for Americas Society.  Find out about upcoming concerts at: musicoftheamericas.org     Opinions expressed in this podcast do not necessarily reflect those of Americas Society/Council of the Americas or its members.   📧Sign up for our newsletters: as-coa.org/newsletters Follow us on social media: Twitter/X: @ASCOA Instagram: @ascoa LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ascoaonline/ Bluesky: @ascoa.bsky.social  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ASCOA/ Threads: https://www.threads.net/@ascoa

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