Biden Team Must Forge Early Security Strategy
By EARL ANTHONY WAYNE, former U.S. ambassador to Mexico and Argentina
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The Way Forward in Afghanistan
Five former envoys outline how Biden can achieve sustainable peace and security
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By RICARDO CASTILLO AMLO’s New Year Message The prospects for 2021 are looking good in the eyes of Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) as the nation’s treasury starts the new decade with a 65 billion peso surplus, thanks to stiff collections practices that have “wealthy tax evaders” climbing the walls. To be clear, that does not mean
Read moreUS Embassy Will Not Issue Covid Vaccines to Private Citizens
By THE PULSE NEWS STAFF The U.S. Embassy in Mexico issued a message on Friday, Dec. 18, advising Americans living here that it would not be providing covid-19 vaccines to private citizens overseas. “The U.S. Department of State has no greater responsibility than the safety and security of U.S. citizens overseas,” the message said. “As part of our efforts to
Read moreWhite House Official Elected to Head IDB
XINHUA Mauricio J. Claver-Carone, a senior White House official, was elected on Saturday, Sept. 12, to head the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) amid strong opposition from Latin American countries and senior experts. Claver-Carone, who will succeed current President Luis Alberto Moreno, will take office on Oct. 1 for a five-year term, the IDB said in a statement. The IDB, bowing
Read moreUS State Department Issues Maximum Travel Advisory for Mexico
By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF The U.S. State Department issued a new maximum level travel advisory for Mexico on Thursday, Aug. 6. The new Level 4 advisory (the highest in the State Department’s warning scale), states clearly that U.S. citizens should not travel to Mexico due to high levels of covid-19 infections and growing security issues. “Exercise increased caution
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By RICARDO CASTILLO Sener Presents Blueprint for CFE and Pemex The Mexican Energy Secretariat (Sener) made public a blueprint of a plan to diminish the use of renewable energy from producers in order to strengthen the battered finances of the state-owned Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) and oil company Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex). With this still-unapproved document, the Sener said it hopes
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By RICARDO CASTILLO Covid-19, Imported From Italy Mexican Public Health Undersecretary Hugo López-Gatell informed the public on Sunday, March 1, that there are now five confirmed cases of Covid-19 (also known as novel coronavirus), plus 11 suspected cases. Hence, he said, the nation is not in a state of emergency. López-Gatell said that the outbreak of the virus in Mexico
Read moreEbrard Condemns Bolivian Coup
By RICARDO CASTILLO … Mexico has officially condemned what it considers to be a military coup against a duly elected president…
Read moreGas Supply for CFE and Mexican Industry Assured
By RICARDO CASTILLO There’s an old Mexican adage that says that it is cheaper to make a poor deal than to fight a great fight. This might seem to be exactly what happened in the negotiations headed by Mexico’s Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) Director Manuel Bartlett Díaz and seven gas pipeline companies that signed contracts for gas ducts with the
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