Trade liberalization has magnified social exclusion in Mexico’s key trafficking regions, pushing young people toward the drug cartels.
Drugs
In Latin America, deep-rooted inequalities and weak states have allowed a destabilizing narcotics economy to flourish.
In the past 15 years, Ecuador has developed into a major logistical hub for international criminal organizations.
China is expanding its influence in Latin America not just through trade and investment, but also espionage, military, and the drug trade.
Drug production in Afghanistan rises by 87 percent, reaching an all-time high.