No, Mexico Is Not Returning To Its Authoritarian Past
With the Morena party capture and dismantling of Mexico’s institutional structure, it is often declared that the country has reverted to the one-party system that dominated its politics for most of the 20th century. Yet, this interpretation is both a misreading of history and an inaccurate analogy.
Explainer: How Will Sheinbaum Shape Mexico?
While AMLO’s legacy of centralized power and ambitious social spending provides Sheinbaum with a strong political foundation, her maneuverability is limited by fiscal constraints and a need to foster economic growth.
Claudia Sheinbaum’s Fork in the Road: Autocracy or Rule of Law
Sheinbaum can either lead Mexico on the road to autocracy, or she can dial back her predecessor’s agenda, employing restraint in the exercise of power and allowing for the gradual restoration of checks and balances to ensure the prevalence of the rule of law.
Explainer: The Latin American Left Reacts to Venezuela’s Electoral Crisis
The democratic left’s approach is shaped by a generational shift within the broader leftist movements, whose young progressives center democracy, social justice, and human rights over traditional left-wing solidarity.
Things Fall Apart: Will Mexico’s Ruling Party Survive the Upcoming Change in Administration?
MORENA has developed fractures that may portend a coming schism. Indeed, the chances of a major rupture in the party during a Sheinbaum administration appear significant.
Explaining and Predicting: Why Ecuador Flouted International Norms to Arrest Its Former Vice President
Should Noboa be successful, we are likely to see more such leaderships emerge in the region, and a public willing to sacrifice some liberties in favor of a sense of increased security.
The Destruction of Mexico’s Foreign Policy
Mexico’s foreign policy’s recurrent ignominies and blunders are not the result of an incompetent strategy or a mistake, but rather a series of tantrums lacking any direction or purpose.
¿Qué pueden aprender los responsables políticos estadounidenses de los ataques de México al mundo académico?
La politización de la investigación no tiene precisamente un historial estelar de éxito, sobre todo cuando se combina con recortes en los presupuestos de investigación, ya de por sí insuficientemente financiados.
O que os formuladores de políticas dos EUA podem aprender com os ataques do México à academia?
Essa tomada de poder provavelmente destruirá a capacidade mexicana de pesquisa e desenvolvimento que ela busca proteger – a politização da pesquisa não tem exatamente um histórico estelar de sucesso, especialmente quando combinada com cortes em orçamentos de pesquisa já subfinanciados.
What Can U.S. Policymakers Learn from Mexico’s Attacks on Academia?
This power grab will likely gut the Mexican research and development capacity it seeks to protect—politicizing research doesn’t exactly have a stellar track record of success, especially when paired with cuts to already underfunded research budgets.