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Ebrard: The Presidential Fall Guy
OPINION By ALEJANDRO ENVILA FISHER Despite what he might think, Mexican Foreign Relations (SRE) Secretary Marcelo Ebrard Casaubón will not be a National Regeneration Movement (Morena) party candidate for the 2024 presidential elections for Morena. and that has already been determined by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) himself. Instead, Ebrard has become — intentionally or otherwise — a convenient
Read moreNavigating Mexico: What to Expect in 2022
OPINION By JUAN DE JESÚS BREENE Like everything else with an uncertain future, predictions for the year ahead are just that: prognoses that could or could not come to pass. That said, and with no crystal ball in hand, here are four broad predictions that most likely could be agreed upon by most in the Western Hemisphere for 2022: emerging
Read moreAMLO Claims COP26 Reforestation Plan Was All His Idea
OPINION By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS Apparently the idea of replanting trees to prevent deforestation is a uniquely Mexican concept, conceived by “Mr. Environment Responsibility” himself, aka, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO). At least, that is what AMLO had the audacity to claim during his morning press rant on Wednesday, Nov. 3. Asked by one of the few real journalists
Read moreMexico Will Deal Prudently with Latest Migrant Caravan
XINHUA The Mexican government will deal prudently with the latest migrant caravan with thousands of Haitian and Central American migrants advancing toward the country’s capital and even the United States, Mexican Foreign Roegin Relations (SRE)Marcelo Ebrard said Monday, Oct. 25. “We will act … with prudence and respect for human rights,” Ebrard said at a press conference, adding that the
Read moreMexico, China Agree to Closer Bilateral Cooperation
XINHUA Mexican Foreign Relations Secretary Marcelo Ebrard and Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi agreed in telephone conversation on Wednesday, Sept. 29, to promote closer bilateral Wang said that China “attaches high importance to developing relations with Mexico” and wants to take the opportunity of next year’s 50th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic relations to strengthen planning and boost
Read moreCensureship and Scandal in Mexico’s Foreign Service
By ALEJANDRO ENVILA FISHER It’s a well-known fact of life: What starts out badly inevitably ends up worse. In the case of Mexico’s now-globally spotlighted Foreign Relations Secretariat (SRE), it all began on Saturday, Aug. 7, with the abrupt and unjustified dismissal of renowned author and historian Jorge F. Hernández from his post as the cultural attaché of Mexico’s embassy
Read moreMexico to Sue US Gun Makers for Cross-Border Weapons Flow
By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF The Mexican government said Wednesday, Aug. 4, that it will file a suit against several U.S.-based gun manufacturers, claiming that lax controls have led to a surge in the illegal flow of weapons across the border, The Washington Post reported. The Washington Post said that the suit will be filed in a “U.S. federal
Read moreThe Sizzling Events of the Dog Days of Summer
By ANTONIO GARZA, former U.S. ambassador to Mexico
Read moreMexico Looking to Reopen Relations with North Korea
By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF Mexico wants to reestablish diplomatic ties with North Korea, Foreign Relations Secretary Marcelo Ebrard said Sunday, July 18. “We have a position of hands-off around the world,” Ebrard reportedly told Bloomberg News in New York City, where he is currently attending a United Nations Security Council meeting. “We respect all governments, and we want
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