“I’d be getting very jittery” if both Mexico and the United States reach their 2024 presidential elections with current anti-democratic trends continuing unchecked, said the former ambassador.
El Salvador’s leader seems to be doubling down on his confrontation with Biden, although he faces numerous challenges ahead.
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Washington’s Build Back Better World Initiative—still taking shape—seeks to offer an alternative to China’s Belt and Road Initiative.
"These are precisely the countries that have the deepest problems," said AS/COA's Eric Farnsworth to the Miami Herald.
"The biggest challenge for keeping ties productive will be sustaining the attention necessary to tackle deep-rooted problems," writes AS/COA's Carin Zissis in World Politics Review.
"We know not everything is going to get solved in a one-day summit, but that doesn't mean it's not important," said AS/COA's Carin Zissis to The Washington Post.
