In January 2025, the United States designated eight Mexican drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations (FTOs) through an executive order, citing their threat to national security as assessed by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence in its 2024 Annual Threat Assessment, published in February 2024. This policy shift redefines the legal and operational … Leggi tutto Reclassifying Organized Crime as Terrorism: Geopolitical, Legal and Economic Implications of Designating Criminal Cartels as Foreign Terrorist Organizations