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Cook-Steve-foreign-policy-columnist4Steven A. Cook By Steven A. Cook, a columnist at Foreign Policy and the Eni Enrico Mattei senior fellow for Middle East and Africa studies at the Council on Foreign Relations. Everywhere I have been in the past month—New York City, Tulsa, Santa Fe, Dallas, Seattle—someone asks me: “What are the differences between what a […]
1 One of the great cultural influences to position the Mexican tradition of the Day of the Dead worldwide came seven years ago with the premiere of the film Coco in October 2017. The Pixar film inspired by the Day of the Dead, one of its most ambitious projects and the first from the animation […]
In 2014, after the disappearance of 43 Ayotzinapa normalistas in Mexico, Silván and other CentroGeo professionals joined the scientific advisory board on the case. During the search for the students, different civilian groups and government brigades detected dozens of illegal graves. In less than 10 months, the Mexican Attorney General’s Office counted 60 sites and […]
U.S. presidential candidates Donald Trump and Kamala Harris both have said they would reopen negotiations on the USMCA free-trade pact.. Source link
As Day of the Dead nears, altars around the country bear photos of beloved former pets next to mementos of dearly departed family members. And while including animals in Día de Muertos celebrations is not new, more and more people in Mexico now also appear to be using mortuary services like cremation for dead pets. […]
The presidential race between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris comes at a time of rising geopolitical tensions on multiple fronts. In the 14th report of an in-depth series, we look at China’s rise in hi-tech manufacturing and the US’ efforts to contain it. After decades spent working around the clock to produce an almost unimaginable […]
12 With the support of 130 cameras, members of the National Guard (GN) are responsible for security 24 hours a day, seven days a week in the Gran Parque La Plancha, which has a high influx of visitors. The park administrator, Air Force Colonel José Arnulfo Escamilla Novelo, said that although most people visit the […]
Este jueves 31 de octubre, el Senado Mexicano y la Cámara de Diputados, aprobaron la “Supremacía Constitucional”, una iniciativa que “blinda” las reformas dentro de la Carta Magna, al establecer la improcedencia de acciones de inconstitucionalidad, además de controversias constitucionales y juicios de amparo, así como otros cambio y adiciones. Esto fue posible, luego de […]
Authorities in the Mexican state of Sinaloa have ordered residents not to don masks or costumes for Halloween to avoid being confused with criminals amid a worsening cycle of cartel violence. Home to the powerful Sinaloa cartel, the north-western state has been wracked by deadly infighting between factions of the group following the arrest of […]
A majority of Mexico’s Supreme Court judges have submitted their resignations and declined to stand for election under controversial judicial reforms, the top court said. In a move that has sparked opposition street protests and diplomatic tensions, Mexico is set to become the world’s only country to allow voters to choose all judges, at every […]