Luis Rubio The world of the last three decades was a historical anomaly: the end of the Cold War seemed to freeze the planet due to the existence of a superpower that made irrelevant the traditional zones of influence, where each regional power imposed its …
Somebody in his government should enlighten the Mexican President before his trip to Washington next week and explain that the U.S. priorities with Mexico are threefold: 1) controlling the irregular flow of migrants; 2) combat organized crime, drug trafficking, and border violence; and 3) protecting …
Ricardo Pascoe Pierce In 2020, at the beginning of the economic downturn caused by the Covid pandemic, Banamex’s research division made a risky forecast. It stated that the Mexican economy will not manage to recover the level it was at when López Obrador assumed the …
Ricardo Pascoe Pierce The National Civic Front (FCN), founded Today, July 2, puts forward three proposals for the opposition in Mexico. It is an organization that brings together long-standing political leaders who are contributing their knowledge and experience alongside the citizenry that has recently entered …
Luis Rubio Mexico’s president thinks his penny-pinching has kept the peso afloat, but the real support has come from across the border. MEXICO CITY – Mexico’s president is obsessed with the peso-dollar exchange rate. Looking back at Mexican history, Andrés Manuel López Obrador is certain …
Ricardo Pascoe Pierce Mexico is experiencing a process of normalization of violence. Yes: drug trafficking violence, but also violence against women, abuse, and violence against children, in the family and school environments. Violence against businesses and the economy in general. The payment of extortion “derecho …
Ricardo Pascoe Pierce The opportunities to unite the opposition in 2024 are disappearing as sand between the fingers. Infected by the virus of polarization, the infection of sectarianism and radicalism are beginning to replace generosity and humility in the behavior of the civil society that …
Luis Rubio In its eagerness to impose its manner of seeing the world, the federal government has gifted us with an accurate picture of what does not function and what, for that reason, it should not be. Decades -if not centuries- of centralized government with …
Ricardo Pascoe Pierce López Obrador is at war against the opposition coalition, seeking to destroy it before the 2024 presidential elections. Breaking all norms of civility, loyal or legal competition, AMLO’s action is aimed at destroying what he considers his mortal enemy, not an opponent …
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