Designating Mexican cartels as terrorist organizations is a bad idea, said Center for the U.S. & Mexico’s Nathan Jones. Any benefit gained “would be wiped out by a lack of [U.S.-Mexico] cooperation that would likely result.”
The lethal combination of fentanyl & xylazine has quickly become an emerging threat to public health. “Pushing out testing equipment to help people avoid it can keep people safe and prevent overdose,” Drug Policy fellow Katharine Neill Harris explained.
Negotiating for Syria's reentry into the Arab League would feed into Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s "desire to portray himself as a regional statesman" and "underline the Saudi ability to lead the region," said fellow Kristian Ulrichsen.
Berkshire Hathaway Energy is promoting SB6, wherein TX would fund natural gas-fired power plants. Fellow Mark P. Jones explains how there are many groups “ranging from companies to nonprofits to experts who are openly stating that this is a bad bill.”
A recent intelligence leak revealed Russian operatives boasted about convincing the UAE to team up against U.S. & British intel agencies. Ties between Russia & the UAE have strengthened since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, fellow Kristian Ulrichsen said.