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Security & Strategic Review - February 2026
MEXICO: Security serves as flashpoint with US
The start of the year has seen Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum face increasing pressure from US President Donald Trump for more cooperation in the fight against drug cartels. Trump has suggested he will send the US military in to combat cartels if the situation does not improve, threats that have taken on renewed significance in the wake of the US military incursion in Venezuela on 3 January. While Sheinbaum remains adamant that the US would not infringe on Mexican sovereignty in such a way, she is clearly feeling the pressure and is working hard to appease Trump. Efforts so far may not prove enough to satiate the US president, however, amid speculation that Sheinbaum may have to roll back somewhat on her defence of Mexican sovereignty and allow the US military into the country to coordinate with Mexican forces in some capacity, despite her protestations to the contrary.
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