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Category Archives: Foreign Policy
Roberto Velasco Replaces Juan Ramon de la Fuente as Mexican Foreign Minister
The Mexican foreign ministry is the SRE, the Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores, the Secretariat of Foreign Relations. The Mexican Foreign Secretary, or Foreign Minister, equivalent to U.S. Secretary of State, is commonly referred to as Canciller (Chancellor). Until this month, the Mexican Foreign … Continue reading
Sheinbaum Not Present at Trump’s Shield of the Americas Summit
On March 7th, 2026, U.S. President Donald Trump hosted representatives of 17 Latin American countries to meet with him in Florida, where he promoted the “Shield of the Americas”, an attempt to get cooperation from Latin American countries to help … Continue reading
Mexico’s Foreign Ministry and the U.S.- Israeli War against Iran
On February 28th, 2026, the U.S. and Israel initiated air attacks on Iran. Mexico’s Foreign Ministry (the SRE, for Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores) issued a communique on the subject. The communique reads thusly: “Regarding the developments in the Middle East, … Continue reading
Posted in Foreign Policy
Tagged Iran, Israel, Near East, SRE (Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores, The U.S.A.
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Mexican Navy Ships Arrive to Cuba with Humanitarian Aid
The two Mexican ships taking aid to Cuba mentioned in an earlier article have arrived to Havana, Cuba. (See Mexico Sending Aid But Not Oil to Cuba). From NBC: “Two Mexican navy ships laden with humanitarian aid docked in Cuba … Continue reading
Posted in Foreign Policy, Military
Tagged Claudia Sheinbaum, Donald Trump, Havana, Mexican Navy
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Mexico Sending Aid But Not Oil to Cuba
Trump’s noose is tightening on Cuba and Mexico is not sending oil there. (See here and here). From the New York Times: “When President Trump declared a ‘national emergency’ last month, accusing Cuba of harboring Russian spies and ‘welcoming’ enemies like … Continue reading
Posted in Foreign Policy
Tagged Claudia Sheinbaum, Cuba, Donald Trump, New York Times, Nicolas Maduro, PEMEX, Petroleum, The U.S.A., Venezuela
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Mexico Stops Oil Shipments to Cuba “At Least Temporarily”
In a recent article I reported that Mexico is Cuba’s Biggest Oil Supplier and Trump is OK With That. That may be about to change. From the Associated Press: “Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Tuesday [January 27] her government has at least … Continue reading
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Tagged Claudia Sheinbaum, Cuba, Donald Trump, PEMEX, Petroleum
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Mexico is Cuba’s Biggest Oil Supplier and Trump is OK With That
Nicolas Maduro has been removed as president of Venezuela and U.S. President Donald Trump has set his sights on the communist island of Cuba. Mexico is now Cuba’s main supplier of petroleum. And the Trump administration is ok with that. … Continue reading
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Tagged Cuba, Donald Trump, Havana, Nicolas Maduro, PEMEX, Petroleum, The U.S.A.
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Will the U.S. Hit Mexican Drug Cartels on Mexican Soil? Would It Be Effective?
There’s a lot of talk nowadays about the U.S. government attacking Mexican drug cartels in Mexico. A recent example is Sean Hannity’s interview with President Trump on January 8th, in which Trump said that “And we are going to start … Continue reading
President Sheinbaum’s Response to Trump’s Strike on Caracas
In case you’ve been living in a cave with no internet, on January 3rd, 2025, under President Trump’s direction, U.S. forces attacked Caracas, Venezuela, captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife and took them to the United States. What … Continue reading
New Billion-Dollar U.S. Embassy in Mexico Open for Business
The new billion-dollar U.S. embassy in Mexico is now open for business. It was dedicatedway back on December 17th, 2024, but more work was still to be done. Finally, on November 24th, 2025, the embassy was open for business providing … Continue reading