“…Mexico’s advantage stems from an understanding that political actors from her country often have a deeper understanding than their US counterparts of how interdependent both countries are.” This resonates - I get the impression that the US is so enamored of its own “greatness” that understanding the nuanced universe of international relations may sometimes strain US representatives a bit too much from this navel-gazing. The Michigan governor’s surprise I guess reinforces that interpretation.
Do Mexico’s diplomatic corps and trade specialists survive an administration change? Or do they tend to get replaced from administration to administration? I'm curious why there is some doubt that Mexico may not fare as well in 2025 - but I guess we'll find that out next week ;-)
You've hit on two amazingly important point here: the role of hubris (and not just of the US kind,; it's very much a two way road...) and the post-AMLO era. I shall be *that guy* and say, find out all about this and more on next week's MxPE...
“…Mexico’s advantage stems from an understanding that political actors from her country often have a deeper understanding than their US counterparts of how interdependent both countries are.” This resonates - I get the impression that the US is so enamored of its own “greatness” that understanding the nuanced universe of international relations may sometimes strain US representatives a bit too much from this navel-gazing. The Michigan governor’s surprise I guess reinforces that interpretation.
Do Mexico’s diplomatic corps and trade specialists survive an administration change? Or do they tend to get replaced from administration to administration? I'm curious why there is some doubt that Mexico may not fare as well in 2025 - but I guess we'll find that out next week ;-)
You've hit on two amazingly important point here: the role of hubris (and not just of the US kind,; it's very much a two way road...) and the post-AMLO era. I shall be *that guy* and say, find out all about this and more on next week's MxPE...