An aversion to competition and a lack of respect for the law prevent the country from reaching its full potential.
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Author: Mexicans must shed culture of individualism
In a new book entitled Mañana Forever? Mexico and the Mexicans, Castañeda examines the Mexican character, and concludes that the country won’t move forward until Mexicans shed a tradition of “radical extreme individualism.”…
Soul-searching amid the debris
The Mexican soul holds the answer to many of the country’s problems, writes Jorge Castañeda, a former foreign minister who now lectures at New York University…
Visiting Latin America’s real success stories
US president will see a drastically changed region in trip through Latin America, Mexico’s former foreign minister says.
Gaddafi’s Friends in Latin America
The number of people who have died on the streets of Libya remains a mystery, as is the degree of Muammar Gaddafi’s direct responsibility for their deaths…
Foreign Affairs Live
El Dr. Jorge G. Castañeda, ex Secretario de Relaciones Exteriores de México, y Robert Bonner, el ex administrador de la DEA discuten sobre las opciones y consecuencias que enfrentan los oficiales del gobierno mexicano y del estadounidense. La revista Fore
Principle must match ambition
JORGE G. CASTAÑEDA.- The first round in Brazil’s upcoming presidential elections, scheduled for Oct. 3, may turn out to be the only round.
Gratitude for Arizona
JORGE G. CASTAÑEDA.- Immigration has returned to center stage in the U.S. for wrong but not un-reasonable motives. The S.B. 1070 signed by Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer in April has set off an explosion of condemnations, justifications, and demonstrations.
Entrevista en C-Span sobre el artículo “What’s Spanish for Quarmire?”
Entrevista realizada en C-Span al Dr. Jorge G. Castañeda, sobre su artículo recientemente publicado en Foreign Policy, titulado “What’s Spanish for Quagmire?”.
Divide and Conquer
There is little question that in the field of foreign policy, Latin America is far from being a priority for the Obama administration. Iran, Afghanistan, and Pakistan are more pressing. The problem is that the situation in Latin America is getting complic