Mexico’s Democracy Matters — to Mexico and the US
By EARL ANTHONY WAYNE, former U.S. ambassador to Mexico
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Luy’s Lines
And AMLO Says That Mexico Is Safe
Read moreAMLO Security Policy ‘Headed in Wrong Direction,’ Says US Senator
The senator from New Jersey also took aim at López Obrador’s controversial “hugs, not bullets” policy
Read moreNorth American Summit: Photo Op or True Leadership?
By ANTONIO GARZA, former U.S. ambassador to Mexico
Read moreFormer US Envoy Says AMLO’s Political Noise Clouds Relationship
By KELIN DILLON In a new interview conducted by Mexican daily newspaper El Financiero, former U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Roberta S. Jacobson characterized the presently contentious relationship between Mexico and the United States as one “like a family,” while highlighting Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s (AMLO) propensity toward making “noise” around the neighboring trade partners’ relations. According to Jacobson,
Read moreMexico, the Deadliest Latin American Country for Children
By JESSICA GUERRERO MORELIA, Michoacán —The constant climate of extreme violence in which Mexico has lived since the start of the so-called drug war in 2006 has left a huge red stain in the modern history of the country. From 2006 to 2021 alone, it is estimated that 350,000 people were killed in the country because of drug wars and power
Read moreGreen Sprouts and Dark Clouds for North American Ties
By ANTONIO GARZA, former U.S. ambassador to Mexico
Read moreNavigating Mexico: Mexican Intelligence
By JUAN DE JESÚS BREENE Remember a few years back when there were constant references to Harvard psychologist Howard Gardner’s “Frames of Mind: The Theory of Multiple Intelligences”? His premise was that beyond what most of us grew up believing about intelligence and notions of IQ, that intelligence was basically about academic smarts. His definition of intelligence pointed out that
Read moreGuacamaya Leaks Link Mexican Cartel with Russian Special Forces
By KELIN DILLON Following the intentional leak of millions of emails from the Mexican Secretariat of Defense (Sedena) by hacktivist group Guacamaya, further investigation into the shared correspondence has revealed links between Mexican organized crime groups and former elements of the Russian special forces. According to emails sent “to the attention” of a certain General Efraín between May 2 and
Read moreHigh Global Stakes, but in a Calmer Tone
By ANTONIO GARZA, former U.S. ambassador to Mexico
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