Back to an Authoritarian Past? Elections in Baja California
On the 2nd of June2019 Mexico held local
elections that proved to be a successful referendum on the incumbent
president’s popularity. These elections were the first...
Trump: Rebukes and Worries
It's one
for the history books, as they say. On
July 16, 2019, Donald Trump was formally rebuked by the House (in a 240 to 187
vote)...
Just What Is An American?
The greatest mistake any
leader, or moneyed powerful individual, or even masses of people (all 3 of
which tend to have the loudest voices) is to...
Billionaires, Vanity and Modern Democracy
The
bullying in Washington is the current trend. On Monday, the British
ambassador resigned his post after Trump refused to deal with him. Well-liked
in Washington and...
Could Trump’s tricks boost his ratings and settle the Syrian conflict?
Recently the U.S. President Donald Trump
formally launched his 2020 re-election campaign in front of a large crowd in
Orlando, Florida. The campaign is gaining momentum....
Unusual U.S. Military Display On Independence Day: Does It Signal An Iran War?
If the fourth of July mid-day parade in
Washington D.C. was depressing, perhaps the heavy, hot and humid weather was to
blame. It seemed to take...
Two Meetings Concluded Last Week … Ramifications
Two
meetings ended last week: the G20
meeting, a forum for leaders and central bank chiefs, and the UN Climate Change
Conference in Bonn.
At the G20,
the...
Trump Must Abolish the War doctrine
While Trump assumes the US’s intervention in Middle East for decades under his predecessors, unnecessary and unproductive, John Bolton—National Security Adviser—right now appears as...
From Popular Representation to International Isolationism: AMLO’s First Seven Months in Power
It will
soon be a year since the July 2018
Mexican presidential elections that saw Andrés Manuel López Obrador
(AMLO) as the new head of the Executive....
Trump’s New Wall? Mexico’s Southern Border
For much of modern history, Mexico defined
itself in opposition to the United States. In recent years, the two countries
stepped up cooperation on almost all...