Alina Duarte on AMLO’s efforts to defy US imperialism

Mexican journalist Alina Duarte discusses the recent moves by Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador to confront US unilateralism in Latin America and the Caribbean

July 11, 2022 by Peoples Dispatch

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has been charting a fresh, bold course in Mexican foreign policy and taken important stances to challenge US efforts in the region of Latin America and the Caribbean and globally. AMLO is set to meet US President Joe Biden on July 12 in Washington DC to discuss key issues such as migration, inflation, the US role in the region, the embargo against Cuba and more.

Peoples Dispatch spoke to Mexican journalist and researcher Alina Duarte to learn more about what is behind AMLO’s tough stance against the US and what to expect from his upcoming meeting with Biden.