New orientations of Mexico’s foreign policy

The phrase “the best foreign policy is domestic policy” became some kind of mantra for the new administration, headed by the new president Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (2018 - present), at the beginning of his mandate remaining focused solely on internal problems, and forgetting about representing Mexico’s interests in the world. And, despite the fact that foreign policy issues remained far behind, compared with domestic problems, the new administration has at long last taken a number of steps in the field of international relations and foreign policy, which did not go unnoticed by the wide public. The article is devoted to changes in the foreign policy priorities of Mexico, occurring after the new president came to power in the country. In this context, relations between this Latin American country and the United States, China, Latin America are considered. It is shown how, within the framework of these main directions of foreign policy, the new Mexican administration offers new ways of solving strategic issues. The article presents an analysis of Mexican-Venezuelan relations at the beginning of the XXI century. The position of the mediator, taken by Mexico in relation to the Venezuelan crisis, confirmed the traditional commitment of this country to the principles of the Estrada Doctrine. Author cites the main factors influencing today on the formation of Mexico’s foreign policy.

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Mexico, USA, China, America, foreign policy, Donald Trump, Andres M. Lopez Obrador

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27.08.2019

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28.08.2019

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42016

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GOST	Kosevich E. New orientations of Mexico’s foreign policy // Latin America – 2019. – Issue 9 C. 23-37 [Electronic resource]. URL: https://latamerica-journal.ru/S0044748X0006152-6-1 (circulation date: 20.04.2024). DOI: 10.31857/S0044748X0006152-6
MLA	Kosevich, Ekaterina "New orientations of Mexico’s foreign policy." Latin America 9 (2019):23-37. DOI: 10.31857/S0044748X0006152-6
APA	Kosevich E. (2019). New orientations of Mexico’s foreign policy. Latin America (9), pp.23-37 DOI: 10.31857/S0044748X0006152-6

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