Link to the Article: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c89v4w51dzyo The Mexican President, Claudia Sheinbaum and just elected US President Donald Trump discussed topics of migration, drug trafficking and tariffs in a recent phone call. Both announced different stories in their accounts of the discussion. Trump announced that Sheinbaum “agreed to stop Migration through Mexico” but soon after Sheinbaum clarified that she was not interested… Read more »
Link to the Article: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clyrjng13jlo A semi-submersible vessel packed with cocaine was just seized by the Colombian navy as part of a mission by “Orion”, a multinational naval operation that targets drug trafficking. It was suspected that the vessel was heading to Australia through a new smuggling route as maps revealed. Australia has the highest per Capita cocaine usage across… Read more »
Link to the Article: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj6kj2752jlo Three significant trade partners to the US are now very concerned about the potential economic and political threats Donald Trump’s new tariff plan will pose. Trump has proposed to enact a 25% tariff on goods coming from Mexico and Canada as well as a 10% tax on all imports from China. Trump believes this will… Read more »
Link to the Article: https://www.reuters.com/world/south-america-trump-already-losing-trade-battle-with-china-2024-11-11/ It is becoming extremely apparent that China has rapidly growing influence in almost all continents around the world and South America is one of them. More specifically, Peru as they are aligning themselves closely with China. Peru is the number two copper exporter and China has vast plans of creating a Chinese-made port in Peru… Read more »
Link to the Article: https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/mexico-stick-with-policies-aimed-stopping-migrants-after-trump-win-2024-11-08/ Promptly after Trump’s reelection, Mexico’s diplomats stated they would be cracking down on securing their border with the US to prevent migrants from traveling across. The Foreign Minister of Mexico said that Mexico’s current preventive measures on migration seem to be working with a 76% decline in migrant encounters at the border since December. President… Read more »
Link to the Article: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce31ngvlvd3o Following Donald Trump’s presidential election, Canada has concerns about border issues, trade and how to move forward peacefully with the United States. The Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau has congratulated Trump on the win but their past relationship has been very on and off with new conflicts on the rise. With a possible election… Read more »
