OCA Editorial

March 5, 2026

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Communication, one of the casualties in the operation against El Mencho

The daily morning press conferences given by Presidents Andrés Manuel López Obrador and Claudia Sheinbaum has been more of a platform for political evangelism than a systematic exercise in public…

March 2, 2026

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USA: amplified pressure diplomacy

In recent days, the US government designated three Mexican financial institutions as potentially responsible for money laundering for organized crime. Although the Mexican government had been alerted weeks earlier, the…

February 25, 2026

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Mexico needs more sophisticated diplomacy with the US

The bilateral relationship between Mexico and the United States is marked by a profound asymmetry, not only in terms of economic or military power, but also in terms of strategic…

February 19, 2026

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Sheinbaum: the search for her own power

Political history is full of figures who inherit the presidential seat from a charismatic leader. These transitions are often treacherous: comparisons are inevitable, the successor lacks the mystique of their…

February 16, 2026

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Grave in Mexico or prison cell in the US

In less than six months, the Mexican government has handed over fifty-five organized crime leaders to the United States. Twenty-nine were handed over in February and twenty-six in August, including…

February 11, 2026

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Taxes with a cause: how industries are stigmatized in Mexico

The governments of the Fourth Transformation have stigmatized certain industries on the grounds that their products or processes undermine the public good they claim to defend. This has allowed them…

February 9, 2026

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Sheinbaum between Trump and the Fourth Transformation: calculated concessions

Antonio Ocaranza President Claudia Sheinbaum has had to walk a fine line between trying to respond effectively to pressure from Donald Trump's administration and maintaining a discourse of sovereignty and…

February 5, 2026

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Chico Pardo and Salinas Pliego: the good and the bad

In the same week, President Claudia Sheinbaum sent a clear message to business leaders about how to build her relationship with them. She made it clear who is aligned with…

February 4, 2026

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Uncomfortable scrutiny: media and power in Mexico and the US

In democracies, the relationship between the media and power is, by nature, tense. The media exists to hold those in power accountable for their actions or omissions and to act…

February 3, 2026

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Sheinbaum’s Cuban knot

Antonio Ocaranza Fernández In less than a month, Mexico went from being Cuba's main oil supplier to suspending shipments. President Claudia Sheinbaum has insisted that Cuba has not been…

Communication, one of the casualties in the operation against El Mencho

USA: amplified pressure diplomacy

Mexico needs more sophisticated diplomacy with the US

Sheinbaum: the search for her own power

Grave in Mexico or prison cell in the US

Taxes with a cause: how industries are stigmatized in Mexico

Sheinbaum between Trump and the Fourth Transformation: calculated concessions

Chico Pardo and Salinas Pliego: the good and the bad

Uncomfortable scrutiny: media and power in Mexico and the US

Sheinbaum’s Cuban knot

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