What does the United States blowing up Venezuelan ships mean for Mexico?

That question surfaced in two recent webinars put on by the Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies at University of California San Diego, most recently on Friday.

The United States has carried out at least a half dozen strikes against boats in the Caribbean with President Donald Trump and his team claiming they are going after drug vessels. The United States is also pressuring Mexico to do more to bring down cartels, and it designated them as terrorist groups. Trump has at times said he might use U.S. military troops against cartels.

Those strikes have one message for Mexico and other countries: “Look what can happen to you if you don’t get your act together,” said Rafael Fernández de Castro, director of the UC San Diego

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