Weekly Political Analysis
Analysis Agenda – May 7th, 2013
With the conclusion of the second regular session of the 62nd Legislature, a highly productive season at the...
The U.S.-Mexico relation: a new turnaround?
Barack Obama pays his second state visit to Mexico, the first during the administration of President Peña Nieto....
Michoacán: a tendon in the Federal government’s Achilles’ heel?
During the last couple of weeks, there have been clashes between community polices and alleged members of organized...
A story about mining and beaches
Last week, the Chamber of Deputies approved two resolutions on the use and exploitation of land and national...
Pact for Mexico: How about a break?
The first day of significant differences between political forces that signed the Pact for Mexico was marked by...
Strong regulators, strong Mexico
Along with important Mexican and international voices, CIDAC has insisted in recent years that a better State’s regulatory...
UNAM’s rectory takeover: the ghost of using force
On Friday, April 19th, UNAM’s Rectory Tower was violently invaded and captured by about twenty masked youngsters. Among...
Changes to the Social Security Act: the beginning of an alternative fiscal strategy?
On March 19th, PRI Deputy Sergio Torres presented an initiative to reform article 27 and repeal article 32...
Anti-corruption talk: merely a “sword of Damocles”?
Corruption scandals arising from the construction of The Pillar of Light (Estela de Luz in Spanish) continue. According...
“What the Chamber of Deputies gives, the Senate does not provide (and the other way around)”
The constitutional reform on telecommunications is up in the air. After passing through the Chamber of Deputies without...