Appeasing the US brings no benefit to Mexico itself. It makes Mexico appear susceptible to coercion, raises doubts about the independence of its policymaking, and encourages the pressuring side to demand even greater concessions.
“What Reuters says is false. That report says there are CIA agents working with the Mexican Army on the operations. It’s absolutely false, it’s not true,” the President stated.
Marco Rubio has turned the Caribbean into a laboratory for his project: subordinating the region to Washington.
Mexico’s 2026 budget contains a 30% reduction in public investment in the first half of 2025 compared to the same period in 2024, and a fiscal policy that places discipline and debt reduction as guiding principles of public finance.
The President did not confirm whether US Secretary of State Rubio was open to the request.
Statement from the Partido Popular Socialista de México.
Our weekly roundup of Mexican political stories in the English and Spanish language press, including Rubio’s visit, no progress on 40 hour workweek, Sheinbaum informa, Taibo II, minimum wage increases, US military & the drug trade, Monroe Doctrine, & Morena’s sectional committees.
Believing in the “goodwill” of whoever occupies the White House could prove suicidal, even if the level of understanding reached “is based on reciprocity, respect for sovereignty, shared responsibility, & mutual trust.”
A CELAC draft statement condemned “extra-regional military deployment,” obviously refering to the USA’s deployment in the Caribbean targeting Venezuela.
The US Secretary of State warned that Washington will target Central American citizens who they define as “collaborating” with the Communist Party of China.