During AMLO’s six-year tenure, the independent global indexes on democracy and related issues, including corruption and rule of law, have reported deterioration and backsliding in the quality of Mexico’s democracy
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By EARL ANTHONY WAYNE, former U.S. ambassador to Mexico
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By MARK LORENZANA In March of this year, the government of El Salvador, headed by President Nayib Bukele, declared a state of emergency after police recorded a total of 62 homicides in a single day. It marked the most violent day in 30 years for the Central American country, which has contended with criminal gangs for decades. El Salvador has
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OPINION By ALEJANDRO ENVILA FISHER Neither Alejandro Moreno, president of Mexico’s centralist Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), not Marko Cortés, head of its conservative National Acton Party (PAN), are willing to budge from their positions, despite the fact that both parties registered a resounding defeat in the country’s June 6 gubernatorial elections. That leaves the Mexican people with only one alternative:
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OPINION By EARL ANTHONY WAYNE and DIEGO MARRQUÍN BITAR Friday, July 1, will mark the second anniversary of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). The first two years look promising, but it is not yet clear if the outcomes will be sufficient to retain public and political support when the agreement is reviewed in 2025-26. Given the USMCA’s economic importance for
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By ANTONIO GARZA, former U.S. Ambassador to Mexico
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By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF The European Parliament on Thursday, March 10, called on the Mexican government to guarantee the protection of journalists and human rights defenders, noting that this year alone, seven reporters have already been murdered in the country. In a resolution passed with 607 votes in favor, 2 against, and 73 abstentions, the European Parliament expressed
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By EARL ANTHONY WAYNE, former U.S. ambassador to Mexico
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By EARL ANTHONY WAYNE, former U.S. ambassador to Mexico
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