Category: Mexico

  • Significant Steps

    Significant Steps

    Mexico’s President AMLO signed into law a sweeping judicial reform, cementing his legacy in his last few weeks in office, the Indian government hosted the second international conference on green hydrogen, drawing a large domestic and international audience, Nigeria’s Dangote Group saw first gas from it’s refinery in Lagos State, but the road ahead may…

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  • (Political) Power Sources

    (Political) Power Sources

    This week, we’re covering some recent shifts in (political) power sources: Mexican President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum selected Victor Rodriguez as Pemex’s next CEO, an Indian state chief minister is trying to show PM Modi is not the only one who can make big strides in clean energy and the tense power struggle over Libya’s Central Bank…

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  • Leadership Changes and Challenges

    Leadership Changes and Challenges

    This week, our newsletter covers Mexico’s new Federal Electric Commission leader, Cote d’Ivoire’s political opposition forming alliances, and India canceling a tender to build a green hydrogen plant.

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  • In Election Mode

    In Election Mode

    This week, our newsletter covers pre- and post-election dynamics across regions: electioneering in Nigeria, Mexico’s President-elect Claudia Scheinbaum and Algeria’s President Tebboune.

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  • Electric Elections

    Electric Elections

    This week, it’s all about elections. Claudia Sheinbaum won Mexico’s presidential elections comfortably, while Narendra Modi won a third term as India’s prime minister, though his party underperformed significantly. Meanwhile, South Africa’s elections saw record low turnout, and the ruling ANC has been backed into a coalition corner.

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  • Webinar: Mexico Election Results

    Webinar: Mexico Election Results

    Join Marcelo Garcia, Director, Americas for this exclusive webinar with former Ambassador Arturo Sarukhan and Senior Advisor Alexia Bautista to examine election aftermath and what comes next for Mexico.

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  • Succession Season 5: Iran

    Succession Season 5: Iran

    Succession Season 5: the uncertain future of Iran’s leadership following President Ebrahim Raisi’s death, and the Mexican elections that are coming up very soon!

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  • Presidential Fracas in Latin America… Should We Care?

    Presidential Fracas in Latin America… Should We Care?

    In Latin America, there seems to be no ideological pattern but rather soloists who are too preoccupied with internal issues to care about diplomatic subtleties.

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  • Election Drama, Refinery Politics, Oil Discoveries

    Election Drama, Refinery Politics, Oil Discoveries

    This week, we’re covering dirty politicos on South African election candidate lists, a rather sticky campaign issue in Mexico and a significant discovery off the coast of a country named after a coast: Cote d’Ivoire.

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  • What is it About Samuel Garcia?

    What is it About Samuel Garcia?

    On 12 November, Samuel Garcia, the Nuevo Leon governor, formally announced his bid for the presidency under the banner of the center-left Citizens’ Movement. The party has become a platform for the young scions of political royalty like Monterrey Mayor Luis Donaldo Colosio — the son of a PRI presidential candidate assassinated in 1994 —…

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