USMCA Stability Sorely Needed
By EARL ANTHONY WAYNE, former U.S. Ambassador to Mexico
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Luy’s Lines
Public Confidence in Mexico’s Security Forces
Read moreMexico’s National Guard Goes into Effect
By RICARDO CASTILLO The past six months have been hectic for Mexico and its Congress as they worked to approve several constitutional amendments that will help ease the nation’s transition into what President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) calls the Fourth Transformation, now popularly mentioned as 4T. Apparently – and this is an educated guess only – AMLO has plans
Read moreWayne: Why the Merida Initiative Should Not Be Scrapped
By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS Although it has been around for more than a decade, the Merida Initiative is one of the most poorly understand bilateral agreements ever established between Mexico and the United States. Signed into existence back in June 2008 by then-U.S. President George W. Bush and his then-Mexican counterpart, Felipe Calderón, the multifaceted security cooperation accord was intended to
Read moreSupporting Prosperity by Approving the New USMCA
By EARL ANTHONY WAYNE, former U.S. ambassador to Mexico
Read moreDid Fox Outfox AMLO?
By RICARDO CASTILLO The personal security of Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) has been a subject of intense debate since he was sworn in on Dec. 1. His first act as president was to do away with the protection from the Mexican Army that presidents had enjoyed since 1934, when a special guard made up of at least
Read moreAMLO Orders Military Protection for Fox and Family
By THE PULSE NEWS STAFF … After former Fox said armed assailants attacked his home, López Obrado reversed himself on providing protection to his predecessors…
Read morePlanning for the Day After in Venezuela
By EARL ANTHONY WAYNE, former U.S. Ambassador to Mexico
Read moreDoubling Down on the Lethal Flow of Fentanyl
By EARL ANTHONY WAYNE and DAVID M. LUNA (The following article first appeared in “The National Interest” and is being republished in Pulse News Mexico with specific prior permission.) As the United States debates “emergencies” at its southern border and negotiates a trade deal with China, U.S. leaders must confront the lethal trade in fentanyl from other North American countries
Read moreMexican National Guard on Hold for a Few More Days
By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF Despite serious concerns expressed by both national and international civil and human rights organizations, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s (AMLO) controversial new security force, the National Guard (GN), is expected to be implemented within a week, but will remain on hold for a few more days. “We have decided to wait until the
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