Odds and ends - 1 September 2022

Comments on Mexico's security situation, China's deals with Chile, and Nicaragua

WSJ - How Two Mexican Drug Cartels Came to Dominate America’s Fentanyl Supply

NYT - ‘Absolute Warfare’: Cartels Terrorize Mexico as Security Forces Fall Short

The Sinaloa Cartel and CJNG have gained in strength and influence since Lopez Obrador took power. That is separate but related to questions about the levels of homicides and which group is making th…