Surrender or betrayal: the bets the US would have to fracture the CJNG after offering more than $100 million in rewards

The United States Department of State has announced rewards totaling more than 100 million dollars for the capture of five leaders of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG). According to analysis, this strategy may be aimed at fracturing the criminal organization through internal surrender or betrayal.

In a separate geopolitical development, China has adjusted its strategy in Latin America by shifting away from high-profile megaprogects. Beijing is instead focusing on low-profile local contracts in security, energy, transport, and lithium to reduce costs and avoid public scrutiny.