Mexico’s Victory: The “External” Factor

Issue Date October 2000
Volume 11
Issue 4
Page Numbers 33-36
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Any serious discussion of Mexico’s future must take into account its relations with the United States.

About the Authors

Sergio Aguayo Quezada

Sergio Aguayo Quezada is professor at the Center for International Relations at El Colegio de México and president of FUNDAR’s Center for Analysis and Economic Research. He has been active in many Mexican human rights and democracy organizations, including Civic Alliance and the Mexican Academy of Human Rights.

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Victoria Wigodzky

Victoria Wigodzky translated this essay from Spanish.

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