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Month: February 2025

The Counterpart

Luis Rubio An old American saying goes that “it takes two to tango.” For many decades, Mexico and the United States learned to dance with each other, though, after a...

Manichaeism

Luis Rubio Perhaps there is no greater factor of dissonance in national political life than the confrontation of visions, interpretations and expectations that characterizes the ongoing political debate and public...

How Claudia Sheinbaum Can Tame Trump — And Save Mexico From Economic Disaster

Summarize After Colombia’s president took on U.S. President Trump and lost, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has managed this new complex relationship with remarkable deftness and clarity of purpose. But can...

Complications

Luis Rubio It is impossible not to perceive the paradox that characterizes the government and Mexico today. On the one hand, we have a government that seeks (and requires?) the...

Keep Moving

Luis Rubio The Colombian president taught us all a lesson that he had no intention of delivering: he got into a fight with Samson, I mean Trump, and lost in...