Category Archives: Foreign Policy

The Mexico City National Cemetery

In Mexico City, there is a one-acre American cemetery, the Mexico City National Cemetery, managed by the American Battle Monuments Commission. It is open to the public and is the oldest known cemetery for fallen American soldiers outside the United … Continue reading

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Is Mexico’s MORENA Party Meddling in the U.S. Midterms?

The MORENA party is the most powerful party in Mexico. The president is of that party, the Congress is run by that party, the judiciary is dominated by MORENA. It’s even more amazing when you realize that MORENA has only … Continue reading

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Markwayne Mullin Visits Mexico

U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin arrived for a visit to Mexico on May 21st. Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum stated on her Twitter X account that “We received at the National Palace the Secretary of the Department of Homeland … Continue reading

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U.S. State Department Reviewing Mexican Consulates

The Mexican consular network in the U.S.A. is the biggest in the world, consisting of 53 consulates on U.S. soil. In a recent Mexico News Report article (Are There Too Many Mexican Consulates in the U.S.A. ?) I reported that … Continue reading

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Where is Ruben Rocha?

Ruben Rocha Moya, the governor of the state of Sinaloa, was the biggest fish of the ten Mexican officials and former officials recently indicted by a U.S. federal court for collusion with the Chapitos faction of the Sinaloa cartel. On … Continue reading

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Are There Too Many Mexican Consulates in the U.S.A. ?

Mexico has 53 consulates on United States territory. It’s the biggest consular network, not just in the U.S., but in the whole world. Does Mexico really need so many consulates? The job of a consulate is to represent Country A … Continue reading

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The Sinaloa Indictment Saga Continues

As reported in a previous article, on April 29th a U.S. federal court indicted ten Mexican officials and former officials, all from the state of Sinaloa, for involvement with the Chapitos faction of the Sinaloa Cartel. There may be more indictments on … Continue reading

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President Sheinbaum Comments on Latest Attempt to Assassinate Trump, Sends Respect

Soon after the latest assassination attempt on President Trump, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum sent out this tweet on Twitter X: “It’s good that President Trump and his wife are doing well after the recent events. We send him our respect. … Continue reading

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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

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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

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