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The Militarization of Mexico
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Claudia Sheinbaum’s arrival at the Mexican Presidency was presented as the triumph of technical rationality, knowledge in the face of voluntarism, and civility in the face of noise. However, under the academic garment and the moderate image of a head of state with scientific training, there is a worrying inertia: the unstoppable advance of the Armed Forces as the structural axis of real power in Mexico. The second floor of the transformation tur…
Aldo Romero Dánae Figueroa Martínez, leader of Movimiento Ciudadano (MC), externated his rejection for the reform that transforms the National Guard into a military corps, ensuring that such action represents “a serious setback for our democracy, human rights and the security of our communities.” Through a statement, the emecist leader, said [...]
04/06/25Who would have imagined that a national left-wing party would create a regime that militarizes and spies on its people?” In 2018, López Obrador promised to “get the military out of the streets and return them to the barracks,” but he did the opposite: he turned them into his executive arm. He entrusted them with public works with overruns, the distribution of vaccines, customs and airport control, the persecution of migrants on Trump's o…
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And since Marco Rubio has not fulfilled his several promised visits to Mexico to discuss sensitive bilateral issues, he does not see it as a priority. It doesn’t matter if Donald Trump contradicts himself: he praises Claudia Sheinbaum – an “elegant” and “fantastic” woman – but he underestimates his appointment in Canada. Or if he sends an ambassador, Ronald Johnson, who arrives with an extended hand in search of understanding and good relations …
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