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Mexico Archive
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COHA Research: Partners Not Enemies
By Kimberly Bullard, Research Associate at the Council on Hemispheric Affairs on May 2, 2013 | No CommentsAt the present time, President Obama is in Mexico dialoging with Enrique Peña Nieto. The U.S. Latino population is growing at a pace faster than all other groups, so every day the United States is becoming more Latin Americanized. Yet, the Obama administration has not even begun to develop a... -
Off and Running — Peña Nieto’s Domestic Agenda
By Gene Bolton, Research Fellow at the Council on Hemispheric Affairs on March 12, 2013 | No CommentsElba Esther Gordillo, famously known as the “the Teacher” or “La Maestra,” was arrested on February 26 for allegedly embezzling some $150 million USD. As head of Mexico’s teachers’ union for 24 years, Gordillo was known for her extravagant lifestyle, which included shopping at expensive clothing outlets, traveling on private... -
Re: “Hand of U.S. is Seen in Halting General’s Possessive Rise in Mexico”
By Jennifer Aron, Research Associate to the Council on Hemispheric Affairs on February 13, 2013 | No CommentsDear Editor, While it is commendable that the United States played a key role in informing Mexico’s Ñieto administration of General Moisés García Ochoa’s involvement with corruption and drug violence, causing him to be a poor choice for defense minister, it is important to highlight this form of corruption... -
Re: “Florence Cassez Released in Mexico”
By Shannon Duggan, Research Associate at the Council on Hemispheric Affairs on February 7, 2013 | No CommentsDear Editor, The case of French national Florence Cassez held in Mexico continues to be redolent of a similar expat scenario that was encountered through an earlier trial held in the Italian college town of Perugia. The latter proceedings involved the notorious trial of Amanda Knox, which featured irreconcilable testimony... -
![Mexico is set to become a global economic powerhouse in the coming years and has earned a place in Goldman Sachs’ “MIST” moniker, referring to four of the largest emerging markets. [1] However, a number of questions remain about the emerging country’s controversial political system, specifically in respect to the...](http://www.coha.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/MSNBC.jpg "Evaluating Political Compromise: A “Pact for Mexico”")
Evaluating Political Compromise: A “Pact for Mexico”
By Gene Bolton, Research Associate at the Council on Hemispheric Affairs on December 19, 2012 | 2 CommentsMexico is set to become a global economic powerhouse in the coming years and has earned a place in Goldman Sachs’ “MIST” moniker, referring to four of the largest emerging markets. [1] However, a number of questions remain about the emerging country’s controversial political system, specifically in respect to the... -
![A day after Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto’s inauguration, opposition leaders met with the new leader to sign the “Pact for Mexico”, a bipartisan agreement to increase economic cooperation and improve the stability in a country notorious for its violent drug war and devastating corruption.[1] The current plague of instability...](http://www.coha.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/pena.jpg "New Concerns for President Peña Nieto: Hezbollah’s Rising Profile in Mexico")
New Concerns for President Peña Nieto: Hezbollah’s Rising Profile in Mexico
By J.T. Larrimore, Research Associate at the Council on Hemispheric Affairs on December 18, 2012 | 3 CommentsA day after Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto’s inauguration, opposition leaders met with the new leader to sign the “Pact for Mexico”, a bipartisan agreement to increase economic cooperation and improve the stability in a country notorious for its violent drug war and devastating corruption.[1] The current plague of instability...