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Podcast: Cato Podcast
Episode: Summits, Guns, and Money
Description: As President Trump pushes to unwind one proxy warâwith Russia in Ukraineâheâs ramping up another in this hemisphere: ordering the Pentagon to ready battle plans against Latin American drug cartels. On our panel, Cato scholars weigh the odds of a Putin deal and the risk of replaying past drug war disasters.Featuring Ryan Bourne, Ian VĂĄsquez, Gene Healy, and Justin LoganLinks for Show NotesJustin Logan, âTrump Shouldnât Settle for European Spending Pledges,â Foreign Policy, July 25, 2025Brandan P. Buck, âInvading Mexico Will Not Solve the Cartel P...