The World in Turmoil
By ANTONIO GARZA, former U.S. ambassador to Mexico
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Stage Set for Better US-Mexico Cooperation
By EARL ANTHONY WAYNE, former U.S. ambassador to Mexico
Read moreWhat Would AMLO’s Electricity Reform Mean for Mexico?
The Latin America Advisor asks six leading Mexico experts
Read moreUS Climate Envoy Kerry Visits Mexico amid Energy Concerns
By KELIN DILLON In the midst of controversies surrounding Mexico’s energy sector, U.S. Special Climate Envoy John Kerry visited the country on Wednesday, Feb. 9 to meet with Mexican Secretary of Foreign Relations Marcelo Ebrard and President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) to discuss the two nations’ heavily intertwined environmental policies and pursuits. Considering López Obrador’s pending initiative to give
Read moreSalazar Contradicts Biden Administration on Mexico’s Electricity Reform
By KELIN DILLON Days after U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Ken Salazar publicly stated on Thursday, Feb. 3, that Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) “is right” about Mexico’s energy sector requiring reforms, the Wall Street Journal’s Mary Anastasia O’Grady published a column calling for Salazar’s removal from his post, claiming his vocal contradiction of President Joe Biden’s policies are worthy
Read more2022: Let the Games Begin
By ANTONIO GARZA, former U.S. ambassador to Mexico
Read moreUS Energy Head Has Concerns over AMLO’s Power Reform
By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s (AMLO) controversial proposed electricity reform, which would prioritize the use of carbon-based fuels over clean and renewable alternatives, was the main topic of discussion on Friday, Jan. 21, when he met with U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm at the National Palace. “We see a great opportunity to work
Read moreUS Senators Urge Biden to Pressure AMLO’s Energy Reform
By KELIN DILLON In a two-page letter sent to U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm on Wednesday, Jan. 19, four senators from the U.S. Democratic Party urged President Joe Biden’s administration to break its silence and intervene in Mexico’s “harmful” energy policies, going on to ask the officials to prevent the passage of Mexican
Read moreWhat’s on the Horizon for US-Mexican Relations?
OPINION By THE WILSON CENTER MEXICO INSTITUTE Given the current political and social panorama in Mexico, there will be three major things to watch for in the months ahead regarding U.S.-Mexico relations: Migration As border apprehensions of undocumented migrants reach record levels, the Joe Biden and Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) administrations strive to collaborate to reduce the flow and
Read moreUS Protests Mexico’s USMCA Violations, Closes Ports
By KELIN DILLON On Wednesday, Jan. 12, U.S. legislators sent a letter to the head of U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Katherine Tai protesting purported repeated infractions of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) committed by partner countries Mexico and Canada, going so far as to directly ask for intervention by U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration into the issue. Highlighting delays and
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