Luis Rubio Mexicans longed for -such was the spirit of the moment thirty years ago and again in 2018- a successful country, developed, more equal, and without the corruption that corrodes everything. But they were never willing to do what was necessary to achieve those …
Antonio Navalón Vladimir Putin began to lose the war in Ukraine when he ordered his troops to invade something that he already controlled and invaded and that it was only a matter of time to execute. The pressure exerted on the Kyiv government and Ukraine …
Ricardo Pascoe Pierce A dense cloud of bitterness and the premonition of failure floats over Mexico’s official political landscape, headed by the President of the Republic. “I can’t take it anymore”, said Lopez Obrador recently, his face furrowed by his government’s failure and the debacle …
Luis Rubio In 2014, when Russia invaded and took control of the Crimean Peninsula, President Obama’s reaction was that is “so 19th century” is no longer done in the 21st. Everything indicates that this memorandum did not reach the Kremlin. The invasion of Ukraine, of …
Manuel Suárez Mier † *This was originally published on November 29, 2018, by the Asia Times. The rash and costly proclamations of President-elect Andrés Manuel López Obrador have already knocked $100 billion off the local stock exchange; the country is on a path to political, …
Antonio Navalón Every time I see on televisions, on streaming platforms, on Twitter, and, of course, in the much outdated printed newspapers the images of tanks moving around the borders of Belarus and Ukraine, it is as if I were watching the movement of the …
Ricardo Pascoe Pierce President López Obrador evaluates the convenience of Mexico’s exiting from the USMCA to consolidate his sovereignty dream over the energy sector and exclude the world from the “treasure”. He thinks it will be his step into history and will allow him to …
Luis Rubio The catastrophe to come was ever more evident. Errors and losses accumulated, the destruction was uncontainable, and the end was imminent, yet no one rebelled. The population backed the government to the end, though this would imply total destruction. Thus begins the book …
Antonio Navalón It is moving to see the clash between the dream and the reality of the President of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador. Every morning, after saying good morning – always wearing a coat, as being from Tabasco, the cold affects him significantly – …
Ricardo Pascoe Pierce When a government feels cornered, it contemplates a coup d’état as its only salvation. It is nothing new. The drama of Latin America is filled with the actions of governments that have resorted to desperate decisions to “save themselves”. These coups considerations …