Soberanía 79: Onshoring Sadism
This week on Soberanía, hosts José Luis Granados Ceja and Kurt Hackbarth break down Washington’s latest escalation as the US declares itself to be in a “non-international armed conflict” with cartels, exploring how it is set to revive post-9/11 war-on-terror tactics in Latin America. They proceed to discuss the case of the kidnapped Mexicans finally freed after the kidnapping of the Global Sumud Flotilla, what it says about Mexico’s foreign policy, and what a transformational approach to foreign affairs could look like.
The conversation turns to US bullying (again), with fresh threats under the USMCA aimed at Mexico’s energy and telecom sectors, among others, before taking a polling deep dive to contrast Claudia Sheinbaum’s sky-high numbers with those of MORENA. In Losers & Haters, the hosts take aim at media spin from the LA Times and NY Times, and finally tease an upcoming Tren Maya discussion on their El Taller interview show.
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Rocha Moya: US Interference Disguised as an Accusation
The manner, content, and timing of the charges brought by the US against the Sinaloa governor and eight other officials cannot be considered mere judicial measures; they are acts of political interference, compounded by an implicit threat.
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Mexico’s Misguided Monetary & Trade Policies
Those who have benefited from the USMCA have been transnationals, while domestic producers are displaced by imports, and those who remain are junior partners to transnationals. None of this has translated into greater growth.
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Chihuahua: Silences & Lies
The investigation into the dead CIA agents cannot be halted following the resignation of the Attorney General of Chihuahua: it’s a matter of upholding the law & the Mexican people’s right to know the truth.
