The new Cold War is between countries and super-cartels

Mexico’s drug cartels are so tenacious, so powerful, that under intense pressure, they forge diamonds rather than crumble.

Amid years of bloody turf wars, new tariffs aimed at hitting the global narcotics market and thousands more combat troops at the border, cartels are feeling the pressure. 

The result? Two of the most notorious cartels, Sinaloa and Jalisco New Generation, have begrudgingly decided to unite and conquer in an unprecedented alliance.

This seismic...