Denise Dresser is Professor of Political Science, Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México.
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Commentaries by Denise Dresser
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The Putinization of Mexico
MEXICO CITY – Prior to Mexico’s just-concluded presidential election, public disaffection with the state of affairs in the country was palpa…
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Felipe Calderón’s Two Faces
MEXICO CITY – Mexican President Felipe Calderón has finally gotten what he wanted: the resignation of United States Ambassador Carlos Pascua…
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Swimming With Sharks in Mexico
MEXICO CITY – As the saying goes: when the tide goes out, you find out who has been swimming without a bathing suit. Few countries have emer…
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Why Mexico is Sick
Mexico City – As I reflect on my troubled country, the lyrics of a Bruce Springsteen song come to mind: “We are far, far away from home. Our…
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Latin America’s Dysfunctional Democracy
In Latin America, many people live with outstretched hands. Throughout the Hemisphere, paternalistic governments accustom people to receivin…
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Latin America's Visions of Kerry
The tin man vs. the straw man. The candidate with a brain but without a heart against the president with a heart but without a brain. That's…
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Piñata Politics
George Bush's immigration policy is a big piñata hanging across the border between Mexico and the United States. Some immigrants believe it'…
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Mexico Steps Beyond the Labyrinth of Solitude
Where Iraq is concerned, Mexico's foreign policy doesn't seem to please anyone in Mexico. Opposition groups here applaud President Vincente …
The Putinization of Mexico
C. S.: We need to point out that the same elections that won the presidency to Peña, did not win his party majority in the Senate, nor the Chamber of Deputies. Allegations of bought votes make no sense under…
The Putinization of Mexico
A. T.: Putin was Yeltsin's hand-picked successor. What happened in Mexico may better be likened to the Communist Party coming back to power in Russia (under Zyuganov, say). Actually, despite the apparent dra…