AMLO Update: How His National Guard Plan Will Test His Strength in Congress
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Congress took an important step toward approving AMLO’s controversial national guard proposal, but obstacles remain.
North America
Joe Biden: The Western Hemisphere Needs U.S. Leadership
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Pulling back from Latin America will lead to gains in the region for Russia, China and others, warns the former vice president.
AMLO Update: Why There’s So Much Riding on His Budget Plan
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Mexico’s president will present his 2019 budget proposal Saturday with markets increasingly skeptical about his leadership.
AMLO Update: First Week Damage Control
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Finally in office, Mexico’s president tries to limit ripple effects from his October airport decision.
Why Roma May Be the Best Film of 2018
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Alfonso Cuarón’s latest release offers a sublime portrait of family life on a universal scale.
For Mexico’s New President, Power Comes With Symbolic Change
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Why Andrés Manuel López Obrador turned the presidential palace into the people’s house.
Volatility and Uncertainty: A New Normal for Mexico
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The modus operandi of the incoming government breaks with decades of predictable policies.
Podcast: Luis Rubio on AMLO’s Hope to Take Mexico Back to the 1960s
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On this episode of “Deep South,” Luis Rubio, chairman of the Mexican Council on Foreign Relations, discusses AMLO’s nostalgic view of presidential power and why a return to Mexico of the 1960s seems unlikely.
AMLO Update: Why He’s Cautious About Taking On the Banks
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López Obrador’s team pulled in the reins on Congress, after a proposal to limit bank fees hit markets and the peso.
How AMLO’s Airport Decision Signals a Return to Mexico’s Past
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The end of Mexico City’s airport project reveals much about how AMLO will govern, writes the chairman of Mexico’s Council on Foreign Relations.
AMLO Update: How He’s Playing the Immigration Showdown
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López Obrador’s response to Honduras’ migrant caravan suggests differences with the current administration – and with Trump.
Meet the Mexican Entrepreneur Bringing a Tech Revolution to Ciudad Juárez
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Ricardo Mora’s gospel of collaboration and innovation is helping rewrite Juárez’s story.
