Latin America’s established drug cartels are likely to turn this crisis into an opportunity.

Nicola Morfini is lecturer in the department of Politics and Sociology at IPADE Business School (Mexico City). He has extensive research experience on... Eurasian politics. He currently lives in Mexico City, where he teaches and writes on Mexican and global politics.
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