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Many friends and former colleagues have asked why #Mexico's president declined to congratulate President elect @JoeBiden on Saturday. A few thoughts. His decision, and the way he articulated it when prompted by a reporter, is wholly consistent with who he is and the way ..1/5
Many friends and former colleagues have asked why #Mexico's president declined to congratulate President elect @JoeBiden on Saturday. A few thoughts. His decision, and the way he articulated it when prompted by a reporter, is wholly consistent with who he is and the way ..1/5
..he interprets his loss in the 2006 elections, as well as his Westphalian (national sovereignty and non-intervention as paramount) take on foreign affairs. And while he's certainly looking in the rear-view mirror, he's also most likely looking forward, thinking he can ...2/5
..insulate his political landscape from the world as he drives Mexico forward into next year's midterms and his passing of the torch in the 2024 presidential elections. Notwithstanding this, none of the aforementioned makes his decision right, and it certainly could, as ...3/5
..evidenced by the initial reaction of Democratic lawmakers, over the weekend, add insult to injury, after his ill-advised trip to Washington in the midst of a presidential election. But I'm also convinced that Biden understands the strategic importance of a constructive ...4/5
..and synergistic relationship with #Mexico. He will most likely seek to look -and go- forwards, not backwards -and let bygones be bygones- in rebuilding the key tenets of one of the most important bilateral relationships for the prosperity and security of Americans. 5/5
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