An enraged mob attacks a military garrison; the soldiers surrender and hand over their weapons and the military installation to the aggressors. In another part of the country, an army platoon is attacked by residents who do not accept their presence in that area; …
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On September 24, 2012, the High-level Meeting of the 67th Session of the General Assembly on the Rule ofLaw at the National and International Levels was held at the United Nations (UN). Its Member States and a large,high-level representation of civil society organizations reached a …
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Image: Ljupco on iStock Luis Rubio The Mexican citizenry has been disillusioned for many years with politics. First, it was supposed that the reforms would restore the capacity of economic growth and, afterward, that democracy would reduce corruption and bring the politicians –these latter the alleged representatives of the people- closer to the voters. Neither …
Office of the Director of National Intelligence This annual report of worldwide threats to the national security of the United States responds toSection 617 of the FY21 Intelligence Authorization Act (P.L. 116-260). This report reflects thecollective insights of the Intelligence Community (IC), which is committed every day to providingthe nuanced, independent, and unvarnished intelligence that …
Things are bad, but they will get much worse if AMLO’s political party wins in the coming mid-term elections Manuel Suárez-Mier* The relentless demolition of Mexico’s liberty and institutions continues unabated and at a faster rate as president López Obrador (AMLO) radicalized and the June …
Photo: CUARTOSCURO on am.com.mx Angry for his negative results, he rushes laws and regulations unfriendly to domestic and foreign private investment. The government that claims to be in a change of regime and calls itself the Fourth Transformation is drowning amid a heap of negative results, a chaos that will have a long-lasting devastating effect …
Luis Rubio An old joke has it that a candidate offers the electorate the option of heaven or hell. The voter first visits heaven, finding everything tranquil and in order. Later the voter passes by hell, where he comes upon lovely gardens, tables laden with …
Image: By William Sadler – Napoleon.org.pl, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=15176449 Luis Rubio There is no doubt that each government makes its own history, some by what they achieve, others by their dogmatism. If something characterizes the current Mexican government is its total absence of the capacity (or willingness) to learn. The script is absolute and immovable, …