Mexico’s presidential election – a user’s guide
Mexico’s three month presidential campaign ended officially on Wednesday. The vote is on Sunday, with results expected by midnight, local time. JP Rathbone gives us his insights on the possible...
View ArticleLatin America: in praise of Henry?
“Who is Henry?” has become something of a political parlour game in Latin America. I’m referring, of course, to Enrique Peña Nieto, Mexico’s putative president-elect, and Henrique Capriles, the...
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The consequences of Pemex’s explosion
Police outside the premises of Pemex on January 31 (Yuri Cortez/AFP/Getty Images) Accidents happen, and Latin America has suffered two major accidents this past week: the first, a night club fire in...
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What Gordillo’s arrest might mean for Mexico
Peña Nieto: taking on the old guard (Getty) Elba Esther Gordillo encapsulates everything that is wrong with the “old Mexico”. The optimistic view of her arrest on Tuesday night, after the 68-year old...
View ArticleSmart Reads March 13, 2013
Martin Wolf demolishes David Cameron’s argument that “there is no alternative” to austerity. “Mr Cameron argues that those who think the government can borrow more ‘think there’s some magic money...
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Xi Jinping in Latin America
Xi Jinping visiting a coffee farm in Costa Rica (AFP/Getty) Where the US leads, China follows close behind. Or is that vice versa? The question is especially pertinent in Latin America, where China’s...
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Matteo Renzi should look to Mexico for inspiration
(OLIVIER MORIN/AFP/Getty Images) Whenever any centre-left leader comes to power in Europe, there are always questions over who he or she will be compared to. Take François Hollande: only days after his...
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