North America Unprepared for Jobs of Tomorrow
By EARL ANTHONY WAYNE, former U.S. ambassador to Mexico
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Birds of a Feather
By RICARDO CASTILLO Many political observers are having trouble settling into the idea that Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) is on a steady victory path heading up to the final lap of the Mexican presidential race. The number of offensive labels being tagged to AMLO is overwhelming, ranging from “liberal madman” to someone craving “absolute power.” And in between, he may also be trying out the
Read moreSoccer Rolls Right Over Mexican Politics
By RICARDO CASTILLO The Mexican election got rolled over by soccer as of Thursday, June 14, only two days after the third and last of presidential debates. Most analysts and commentators nitpicked the claims, accusations, outright lies and statements of grandeur by some of the candidates. For most, if not all, political observers the end of the debates meant the end
Read moreIs Trump Putting NAFTA on Life Support?
By RICARDO CASTILLO U.S. President Donald Trump’s claimed that his reason for slapping Canada, Mexico and the European Union with tariffs on steel and aluminum was a matter of “national security.” Definitely, the response from all of the nations in question — friendly allies all of them — is that Trump’s reason is pure, unadulterated humbug. None of the affected and definitely offended leaders liked
Read moreUS Auto Proposals Pose Big Challenge for NAFTA Talks
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 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
Read moreDo-or-Die Time for NAFTA Negotiators
By EARL ANTHONY WAYNE, former U.S. ambassador to Mexico
Read moreNAFTA Enters into Last Leg of Renegotiations
By RICARDO CASTILLO A critical stretch of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) renegotiations between Canada, the United States and Mexico begins today, May 7, and may or may not last long. According to U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, if negotiators don’t come to a deal in the upcoming three weeks, talks will certainly come to a standstill until
Read moreReturn to the TPP: Trump Realizes Trade Deal Aligns with Goals on China
By EARL ANTHONY WAYNE, former U.S. ambassador to Mexico
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