Trump’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
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The Time to Build Lasting Bonds Between the US and Mexico is Now
By EARL ANTHONY WAYNE, former U.S. ambassador to Mexico
Read moreHasta la Vista, Baby!
By RICARDO CASTILLO Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto is leaving office with a bang. Today, Friday, Nov. 30, he is in Buenos Aires meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to sign the would-be final draft of the new North American Free Trade Agreement, or whatever it is called nowadays. (I say would-be because on
Read moreSan Ysidro Border Entry Reopened, for Now
By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF Nearly six hours after having been closed to all vehicle and foot traffic, the San Ysidro border crossing between Tijuana, Baja California, and San Diego, California, was reopened in the late afternoon on Sunday, Nov. 25. The border was closed by U.S. Customs authorities after a mob of roughly 500 mostly Central American migrants
Read moreTrump Authorizes Possible Use of Deadly Force at Border
By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF In an unexpected escalation of tensions along the U.S.-Mexico border, U.S. President Donald J. Trump said Thursday, Nov. 22, that he would authorize the use of lethal force, if necessary, by military troops currently stationed along the California, Arizona and Texas borders. He also said that, if the situation with a mounting caravan of
Read moreThe Day After AMLO’s Sweeping Victory, Trump Calls, Bolsa Slumps
By RICARDO CASTILLO Mexicans have yearned for “the day after” the July 1 presidential elections since the process kicked off officially last Dec. 14. The good news is, the day after and subsequent days are finally here. Election victor Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) had even talked about Monday. July 2. as a day to take it easy, relax, spend
Read moreHardball Trade Tactics Will Leave US Workers Battered and Bruised
By EARL ANTHONY WAYNE, former U.S. ambassador to Mexico
Read moreVidegaray, in the Eye of the Hurricane
By RICARDO CASTILLO Mexican Foreign Relations Secretary Luis Videgaray seems to be a master chef for all the dishes in the nation’s formidable international menu. But being a jack-of-all-trades has its shortcomings, and, indeed, Videgaray is now in hot water many reasons. FIRST: Last Monday, May 21, Videgaray convened with the so-called Lima Group’s (GL, for Grupo de Lima) representatives, comprised by
Read moreA Political Schism in Peña Nieto’s PRI
By RICARDO CASTILLO Last Sunday, May 6, Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) presidential candidate José Antonio Meade Kuribreña made a second launching of his floundering campaign. The change came perhaps too late, just 50 days before Mexico’s July 1 election. The fact is that until then, Meade – seen as an honest and indeed enthusiastic candidate – was one of a group of
Read moreCalifornia Wants Mexico to Say “Cheese”
By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS Tangy California cheeses and artisan Mexican beer were the culinary stars of Mexico’s first-ever Cheese Lovers Fest at the capital’s NH Reforma Hotel late last month. The festival, organized by the California Milk Advisory Board (CMAB), was intended to showcase the western U.S. state’s broad range of more than 250 types of cheese and to help open
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