Is Peace Actually on the Horizon in Afghanistan?
Two former U.S. ambassadors speak out
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D-Day: Ronald Reagan Said It All
By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF As millions of people around the world commemorate the 75th anniversary of the heroic sacrifices of World War II D-Day invasion of Normandy today, June 6, we at Pulse News Mexico want to join in paying our respects to the more than 160,000 Allied troops who landed along that 50-mile stretch of heavily-fortified French
Read moreMexico’s National Guard Goes into Effect
By RICARDO CASTILLO The past six months have been hectic for Mexico and its Congress as they worked to approve several constitutional amendments that will help ease the nation’s transition into what President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) calls the Fourth Transformation, now popularly mentioned as 4T. Apparently – and this is an educated guess only – AMLO has plans
Read morePlanning for the Day After in Venezuela
By EARL ANTHONY WAYNE, former U.S. Ambassador to Mexico
Read moreMexican Human Rights Commission Calls National Guard Impertinent, Unviable
By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF Mexico’s National Human Rights Commission (CNDH) on Tuesday, Feb. 19, called President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s (AMLO) proposed National Guard (Guardia Nacional, or GN) security force “impertinent” and “unviable.” In a scathing written statement issued to the Senate, where debate over the creation of the controversial security force (which would be an amalgamation of
Read moreFinishing Strong: Seeking a Proper US Exit from Afghanistan
By DANIEL F. RUNDE and EARL ANTHONY WAYNE (The following is an abbreviated version of a brief written for the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington, D.C. It is being republished in Pulse News Mexico with specific prior permission.) THE ISSUE A precipitous U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan would endanger many of the social, political, economic and health gains that
Read moreTrump’s Decision Creates Opportunity For Afghans, If They Can Seize It
By EARL ANTHONY WAYNE, former U.S. ambassador to Mexico and former U.S. deputy ambassador to Afghanistan
Read moreWhat Is Economic Diplomacy and How Does It Work
By EARL ANTHONY WAYNE, former U.S. ambassador to Mexico and Argentina
Read moreFinally, AMLO Is Now President of Mexico
By RICARDO CASTILLO The change over of presidents in Mexico is always a formal event, and this time was no exception, except for the fact that the style of doing things has changed. Some, if not all, of the stiff formality of yesteryear was absent in the proceedings that took place on Saturday, Dec. 1. The real change of administrations
Read moreRussia Unconquered
By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS When it comes to democracy, the United States has a bit of a God complex: It wants to remake the rest of the world in its own image. And while there is no denying that democracy – with all its faults and shortcomings – is still the best and most just form of governance, trying to superimpose
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