Spring Brings Simmering Diplomatic Temperatures
By ANTONIO GARZA, former U.S. ambassador to Mexico
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US Pins Fentanyl Production on Mexico as Ebrard Arrives in Washington
White House Director of National Drug Control Policy Rahul Gupta refuted Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s (AMLO) claims that Mexico has no illicit fentanyl production inside its borders
Read moreCountering Fentanyl Smuggling through Binational Efforts
By EARL ANTHONY WAYNE, former U.S. ambassador to Mexico
Read moreState Department Claims Aggravate Rift between US, Mexico
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) has been sure to label the U.S. Department of State as a “little department” and as “liars” after the publication of the U.S. foreign affairs agency’s 2022 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices alleged that much of Mexico’s territory remains under the control of narco-trafficking cartels
Read moreUS Demands AMLO Butt Out of Its Electoral Process
AMLO got this dander up against the United States when a group of Republican lawmakers proposed declaring Mexican drug cartels as terrorist groups
Read moreUS Senator Pushes for ‘Terrorist’ Label on Drug Cartels
“We’re going to terrorize the terrorists, unleash the fury and might of the United States against these cartels,” said Graham
Read moreEbrard Calls on G-20 to Curb Fentanyl, Arms Trafficking
Speaking at the G-20 ministerial meeting in New Delhi, India, Ebrard told his colleagues that drug and firearms trafficking is doing severe damage to Mexico and other countries
Read moreUS Prosecutors Ask Biden to Classify Mexican Cartels as Terrorists
These cartels are doing much more than smuggling poison into the United States. They are assassinating rivals and government officials, ambushing and killing Americans at the border, and participating in an armed insurgency against the Mexican government
Read moreNorth American Summit: Photo Op or True Leadership?
By ANTONIO GARZA, former U.S. ambassador to Mexico
Read moreAMLO-Biden Talks Get Off with Turbulent Start
In the same bilateral meeting on Monday, Biden also reiterated his government’s priority of solving the problem of fentanyl trafficking into the United States
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