XINHUA There’s no denying that 2019 was a turbulent one for Latin America, with protests, violent clashes and a fierce tug of war between conservative and progressive currents in countries long considered bastions of stability. But as the region staggers into 2020 with stagnant or even shrinking growth, many liberal observers are hoping that the first year of this new
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XINHUA Mexico’s government may turn to developing its significant lithium deposits, but only after its oil industry is back on its feet, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said on Friday, Dec. 13. That decision is mainly due to budget constraints that require the government to focus on recovering oil output before investing in other areas, AMLO told reporters at his
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By ANTONIO GARZA, former U.S. Ambassador to Mexico
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By RICARDO CASTILLO … There have been two distinct reactions in Mexico regarding the government’s granting former Bolivian President Evo Morales political asylum…
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By RICARDO CASTILLO … Each Latin American nation is different, not just in size. but also politically and economically, different to dire extremes…
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By RI
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By RICARDO CASTILLO There’s always been political slang wherever there are politics, which is in every territory that has an organized government administration. In this sense, Mexico is no different. But for this writer, there are two words currently in Mexican political vogue that were not always there before. In fact, these words that came into fashion in the few
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By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF The Mexican Foreign Relations Secretariat (SRE) announced late Tuesday, March 19, that it had granted its bene placito (formal diplomatic approval) to the nomination of U.S. veteran appellate lawyer Christopher Landau to serve as ambassador to Mexico. Landau, who has no formal diplomatic experience but an impressive legal career, was officially nominated for the
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By RICARDO CASTILLO Mexico’s new brand of diplomacy is about to undergo its first acid test. On Friday, Jan. 4, the Foreign Relations ministers or secretaries of the 14 Latin American nations that make up the Lima Group (a multilateral body that was established following the Lima Declaration on Aug. 8, 2017, in the Peruvian capital under which representatives of 17 countries
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By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS Decked out in a traditional Chilean chamanto poncho and chupalla hat, newly arrived Chilean Ambassador to Mexico Domingo Arteaga Echeverría welcomed guests to a diplomatic reception at Mexico City’s Club Naval Norte on Thursday, Sept. 20, to mark his country’s national day. Chile formally declared its independence from Spain on Sept. 18, 1810 (although it was not until
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