Obama’s Mexico Turn: What Lies Ahead
Obama’s Mexico Turn: What Lies Ahead
The U.S. administration’s new economic focus toward Mexico must not lose sight of other opportunities for collaboration.
Latin America, and Mexico in particular, are quickly emerging as new and unexpected partners of Washington’s global strategy, including its Asia pivot. Last month, Chilean President Sebastian Piñera and Peruvian President Ollanta Humala visited Washington soon after President Barack Obama completed a trip to Mexico and Costa Rica. Vice President Joe Biden had returned from a three-country Latin American tour one month earlier.
Although a strong link may not initially appear evident between the White House’s Latin American overture and its Asian focus, the parallels are more apparent...
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