Jim Antle, executive editor of the Washington Examiner magazine, brings its pages to life in the show Inside Scoop. Each episode features exclusive insight from the article authors and expert analysis.
Antle gives his take on whether President Donald Trump can succeed in getting a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine. National security writer Jamie McIntyre wrote in the cover article that he believes there is an uncertain trajectory towards peace after the Alaska summit with Putin.
Antle explains that since the article’s release, European leaders and Ukrainian President Zelensky met with Trump at the White House to present a united front for peace as a deal begins to evolve.
“Many of the Europeans and certainly the Ukrainians, believe that there need to be more pressure on Putin to begin to make more concessions himself, whereas Trump has seemed to be more inclined to think that he needs to have more incentives,” Antle said. “Some people believe that Trump is being played by Putin.”
Antle is skeptical about Trump’s ability to negotiate effectively with Putin, who is seen as having significant leverage due to recent military gains.
Antle is joined by Washington Examiner’s foreign policy writer, Tom Rogan, to discuss his article on the rise of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel in Mexico.
“The leverage, both militarily and politically, through bribes, extortion, et cetera, that this cartel has on the Mexican government and President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo is increasingly significant,” Rogan said.
CJNG has allied with El Chapo’s sons to weaken the Sinaloa Cartel and poses a significant threat to Mexican sovereignty and U.S. security. Despite progress in reducing illegal entries, Rogan says the Trump administration is dissatisfied with the reduction in drug flow.
“Trump might decide, well, this is getting a bit too much,” Rogan said. “[The cartels] have such structural power in Mexico, the only thing you could really do is invade Mexico, and I don’t think there’s much appetite for that.”
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