United States on Cartels, Monopolies

After President Trump issued an Executive Order ("EO") that creates a process to designate international cartels and other organizations as "Foreign Terrorist Organizations" ("FTOs") or "Specially Designated Global Terrorists" ("SDGTs"), the Department of State designated eight organizations on February 20, 2025.

On 20 February 2025, the United States (U.S.) Department of State designated eight international cartels as Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs) and Specially Designated Global Terrorists (SDGTs).

Partners Tiffany Rider, Jimmy Attridge, Dan Oakes, and associate Audrey van Duyn co-authored the second edition of Axinn's Conspiracy Theories Newsletter. The 2025 edition offers a summary of Axinn's predictions for cartel enforcement under President Trump.