- Trump administration's aggressive military interventions in Latin America, capturing Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on narco-terrorism charges in 2026.
- Use of 'narco-terrorism' label to justify operations and expand security ties with right-wing allies, while pressuring left-wing governments.
- Historical roots of narco-terrorism dating to Reagan era, politicized for anti-communist goals, as seen with Peru's Shining Path and Colombia's M-19.
- Selective application of trafficking claims, ignoring Contra drug smuggling while accusing Nicaraguan and Cuban governments during the Cold War.
- Continued strategy under Trump with initiatives like the Americas Counter Cartel Coalition targeting leftist governments, using drugs as rationale for intervention.