President Donald Trump signed an executive order earlier this year to create a process to designate some international criminal organizations and drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations.

In a new blog post, Alex Nowrasteh argues that the Trump administration shouldn’t do that. He writes, “Drug cartels are vicious criminals, but they are profit-seeking criminals who are not motivated by political, economic, religious, or other social goals.”

If you would like to speak with Alex about this, please reach out to pr@​cato.​org.