The Red Line

92 - Narco-Economics: Inside the Mexican Drug Trade

Apr 3, 2023
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 4min
2
Mexico's Foreign Policy Under President Lopez Obrador
03:38 • 2min
3
The Relationship Between Mexico and the United States
05:18 • 3min
4
Mexico's Foreign Policy in Central America and the Caribbean
08:14 • 2min
5
Mexico and Venezuela's Petro Carribe Program
10:30 • 2min
6
The Impact of NAFTA on the Mexican Economy
12:16 • 4min
7
NAFTA: Trump's USMCA
16:05 • 2min
8
The Impact of Pemex on Mexico's Economy
18:26 • 4min
9
The Debt of Pemex
22:01 • 2min
10
The Mexican Government's Opposition to Fracking
23:55 • 2min
11
The Importance of Mexico's Foreign Policy
25:48 • 3min
12
The War on Drugs in Mexico
28:32 • 3min
13
The Effects of Lopez Obrador's Policies on the United States
31:35 • 4min
14
The War on Drugs Is a Dismal Failure
36:05 • 2min
15
The Importance of Replacing the Top Leaders in Drug Trafficking
37:53 • 2min
16
The Role of Leaders in the Drug Trade
39:27 • 2min
17
The Decentralization of the Mexican Drug Trade
41:06 • 4min
18
The Importance of Diversification in Drug Transport
44:56 • 4min
19
The US Foreign Policy in the Face of the Drug Trade
48:33 • 6min
20
The High Value Targeting in the Counter-Narcotics Space
54:04 • 5min
21
The Role of Demand in the Drug Trade
58:38 • 3min
22
The Role of the CJNG in the Mexican Drug Market
01:01:21 • 4min
23
The Hydra Effect: How a Kingpin Strategy Can Work
01:04:51 • 3min
24
The Rise of Synthetic Drugs in the United States
01:07:28 • 3min
25
The Evolution of Cocaine to Fentanyl
01:10:43 • 3min
26
The Importance of Diversification in Drug Trade
01:14:07 • 3min
27
The US War on Drugs Is Getting Worse
01:16:56 • 2min
28
The Class Question: How Organized Crime Can Influence Politics
01:19:13 • 2min
29
The Complexity of Cartels
01:21:17 • 2min
30
The Rise of Fentanyl in Mexico
01:23:07 • 3min
31
The Disincentives to Money Laundering
01:26:12 • 2min
32
The US's Strategy for Consolidating the Market
01:28:36 • 4min
33
The Myth of Mexico and Colombia's Drug Trade
01:32:21 • 3min
34
How to Solve the Drug Problem
01:35:08 • 6min
35
The Debate Over Drug Harm Reduction Options
01:40:47 • 2min
36
The Dope: The Real History of the Mexican Drug Trade
01:43:00 • 2min