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Are the Cartels Winning?
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Ioan Grillo has spent decades on the ground in Mexico watching the cartels evolve, and his assessment is sobering. Violence has shifted form more than it's receded. Governments change rhetoric, not reality. The U.S. is more involved than anyone admits. And Sheinbaum is threading a needle between Washington's pressure and Mexican sovereignty. A conversation you won't find anywhere else. -- Timestamps: (00:00) - Welcome and Guest Intro (01:33) - Name Pronunciation (02:46) - How Cartels Evolved (03:35) - Violence Plateau Explained (08:04) - Homicide Stats vs Reality (10:01) - Sheinbaum Security Strategy (14:28) - US Role and Intervention (15:54) - Trump Era Cartel Priority (20:51) -…