{"id":18870,"date":"2026-02-20T12:00:54","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T18:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/miranda-partners.com\/news-and-content\/miranda-intelligence\/foreign-press-chatter\/mis-mexico-foreign-press-chatter-feb-13-2025\/"},"modified":"2026-11-05T21:27:47","modified_gmt":"2026-11-06T03:27:47","slug":"mis-mexico-foreign-press-chatter-feb-13-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/miranda-partners.com\/es\/news-and-content\/miranda-intelligence\/foreign-press-chatter\/mis-mexico-foreign-press-chatter-feb-13-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"MI\u2019s Mexico Foreign Press Chatter \u2013 Feb. 13, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bilateral security issues stayed front and center, with the story of the week coming a joint NYT- ICIJ investigation into how the American military is indirectly arming Mexican cartels. The report detailed how armor-ripping .50 caliber ammo is finding its way south, giving organized crime the firepower to challenge Mexican law enforcement. Following the story, President Sheinbaum reiterated Mexico\u2019s long-standing demand that Washington curb the southbound flow of arms and drawing parallels to U.S. complaints over fentanyl trafficking. The NYT also covered U.S. claims of cartel drone activities, including an episode in which U.S. officials deployed experimental anti-drone laser technology at what turned out to be a party balloon, prompting a temporary airspace closure in El Paso. In contrast, the FT reported on military cooperation as the Mexican Navy exchanged information with America\u2019s Joint Interagency Task Force South that led to the seizure of 188 packages of cocaine near Baja California. Separately, the LA Times revisited the case of D\u00e1maso L\u00f3pez Serrano, the alleged culprit of journalist Javier Valdez\u2019s killing, whose U.S. prison sentence narrows hopes he will face justice in Mexico<\/p><p>Domestic news also struck a mostly negative tone. Bloomberg and Reuters reported on arrests linked to the case of 10 kidnapped miners working for Canada\u2019s Vizsla Silver Corp, five of whom were found dead; officials claimed this happened after the miners were mistaken for members of a rival group. Meanwhile, the NYT covered a measles outbreak driven by falling vaccination rates and weak public health infrastructure, which could cost Mexico its measles-free status, just months away from the massive influx of World Cup tourists. In Oaxaca, Reuters covered a gas pipeline explosion that killed three and injured six.<\/p><p>Energy remained a source of bilateral tension as Cuba moves closer to running out of oil. The NYT revisited Mexico\u2019s historical and ideological ties to the island nation. Then, the FT reported that Cuba has warned airlines that jet fuel supplies are exhausted, while the AP followed two Mexican navy ships delivering food to relieve pressure. Domestically, news centered on Pemex\u2019s stabilization efforts, as Reuters detailed Grupo Carso\u2019s joint venture to boost production at the Macavil field, and Bloomberg reported on a 31.5-billion-peso bond sale designed to shore up finances ahead of anticipated rate cuts and the USMCA renegotiation.<\/p><p>Elsewhere on business and the economy, trade tensions resurfaced after Bloomberg reported that President Trump is privately weighing a withdrawal from the USMCA, which injected very temporary volatility into the peso. On investment, Reuters revealed that Chinese companies BYD and Geely are seeking to buy a plant currently owned by Nissan\/Mercedes-Benz, underscoring how tariff pressures are reshaping Mexico\u2019s auto sector as Beijing and Mexico engage in trade talks following new duties on Chinese goods. Meanwhile, Bloomberg flagged investment concerns. First, regarding Mexico\u2019s judicial reform, which has led companies to avoid lawsuits, highlighting the judiciary\u2019s loss of credibility and its effect on investment. Then, in an op-ed regarding aviation, J.P Spinetto warned that the proposed Viva Aerobus\u2013Volaris merger could hand 70% of the aviation market to one group and test Mexico\u2019s newly created antitrust authority. And in other regulatory matters, Senators approved the 40-hour workweek reform, though critics warn the reform leaves significant loopholes, per Reuters.<\/p><p>Shifting gears, the NYT visited the Riviera Nayarit, flagging it as a less expensive alternative to some of Mexico\u2019s marquee beach destinations, highlighting surf culture, fishing villages, nature, and low-key charm. In Mexico\u2019s rich archaeological scene, the FT featured an op-ed by Jude Webber who used recent discoveries of two prehispanic tombs to emphasize the vulnerabilities these sites face. In sports, The Athletic profiled Sarah Schleper, a seven-time Olympian who will represent Mexico at this year\u2019s Winter Olympics, following her marriage to a Mexican citizen, alongside her son, Lasse Gaxiola, as Mexico\u2019s presence in the competition grows somewhat. And in the intersection between sports and entertainment, the AP and the Athletic covered Bad Bunny\u2019s Super Bowl halftime show, which resonated among Latinos at a time of heightened migration tension.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Blogs destacados en ingl\u00e9s sobre M\u00e9xico<\/strong><\/p><p>Mexico-related Substacks featured a review of Mexico\u2019s telecom market, as <a rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mxpe.org\/p\/mexico-mobile?utm_source=post-email-title&amp;publication_id=2391586&amp;post_id=187597398&amp;utm_campaign=email-post-title&amp;isFreemail=false&amp;r=76bd6c&amp;triedRedirect=true&amp;utm_medium=email\">El economista pol\u00edtico de M\u00e9xico<\/a> explores why America Movil has remained as a dominant player despite the 2013 telecom reform, arguing that the industry\u2019s structure tends towards consolidation due to high infrastructure costs. In <a rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.crashoutmedia.com\/p\/cartel-extortion-of-mines\">Crashout,<\/a> Ioan Grillo used the Canadian miners\u2019 kidnapping as nothing more than an example of the deep entrenchment between cartels and the mining industry, with companies often forced into extortion payments. In <a rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/eduardojgarciacorrea.substack.com\/p\/cide-el-invierno-de-nuestro-descontento?open=false#%C2%A7cide-the-winter-of-our-discontent\">Materia Gris<\/a> Jos\u00e9 Antonio Aguilar, professor at the CIDE, argues that the political intervention through an externally imposed director under L\u00f3pez Obrador weakened the academic credibility of the institution and stressed that the political conditions for such intervention remain despite the directors recent dismissal. Finally, Viri R\u00edos argues in <a rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mexicodecoded.com\/p\/why-bad-bunnys-halftime-show-did?utm_source=post-email-title&amp;publication_id=3991048&amp;post_id=187812781\">M\u00e9xico descodificado<\/a> that some in Mexico didn\u2019t quite appreciate Bad Bunny\u2019s Super Bowl show, not because of musical preferences, but due to a deeper cultural divide.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><b>Foto de la semana<\/b>\u00a0<\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" height=\"629\" src=\"https:\/\/miranda-partners.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/00d15b7edccf3a02.png\" width=\"960\"\/><\/p><p><em>A police officer holds a round of .50-caliber ammunition in Villa Uni\u00f3n, Coahuila. Photo by Marian Carrasquero for The New York Times.<\/em><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><b>COBERTURA DE LA PRENSA EXTRANJERA<\/b><\/p><p><a rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/02\/07\/us\/lake-city-army-ammunition-plant-missouri-mexico.html\">Mexican Cartels Overwhelm Police With Ammunition Made for the U.S. Military<\/a><\/p><p>02\/07\/26, NYT, Ben Dooley, Isabella Cota and Emiliano Rodr\u00edguez Mega<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><a rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/02\/10\/world\/americas\/mexico-cartel-ammunition-us-army.html\">Cartel\u2019s Seized Ammunition Is Traced to U.S. Army Plant, Mexico Says<\/a><\/p><p>02\/10\/26, NYT, Emiliano Rodr\u00edguez Mega<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><a rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/02\/11\/us\/el-paso-airport-drones-mexico-cartel-drugs.html\">U.S. Officials Have Warned About Cartel Drones at the Border<\/a><\/p><p>02\/10\/26, NYT, Jack Nicas and Paulina Villegas<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><a rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/02\/11\/us\/trump-administration-el-paso-airspace-closure-questions.html\">Border Officials Are Said to Have Caused El Paso Closure by Firing Anti-Drone Laser<\/a><\/p><p>02\/11\/26, NYT, Karoun Demirjian et al<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><a rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/02\/12\/world\/americas\/mexico-drone-border-cartels.html\">Do Drug Cartels Actually Use Drones at the Border?<\/a><\/p><p>02\/12\/26, NYT, Jack Nicas and Paulina Villegas<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><a rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/10956f67-e1d1-45d9-bcdd-2e480f670e11\">Mexico seizes huge cocaine haul in rare joint action with US<\/a><\/p><p>02\/12\/26, FT, Jude Webber<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><a rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/world-nation\/story\/2026-02-07\/u-s-case-dims-hope-in-mexico-for-extradition-of-alleged-mastermind-of-journalists-killing\">U.S. case dims hope in Mexico for extradition of alleged mastermind of journalist\u2019s killing<\/a><\/p><p>02\/07\/26, LA Times, Patrick J. McDonnell<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><a rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/americas\/mexican-miners-alleged-kidnappers-thought-they-were-rival-group-government-says-2026-02-10\/\">Mexican miners\u2019 alleged kidnappers thought they were rival group, government says<\/a><\/p><p>02\/10\/26, Reuters, Brendan O\u2019Boyle<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><a rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2026-02-09\/canadian-silver-miner-says-staff-taken-from-mexico-site-are-dead\">Mexico Makes Arrests After Canadian Miner\u2019s Workers Found Dead<\/a><\/p><p>02\/09\/26, Bloomberg, Sybilla Gross and Maya Averbuch<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><a rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/americas\/pemex-pipeline-explosion-mexico-kills-three-injures-six-governor-says-2026-02-10\/\">Pemex pipeline explosion in Mexico kills three and injures six, governor says<\/a><\/p><p>02\/10\/26, Reuters, Staff<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><a rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/02\/11\/world\/americas\/mexico-measles-elimination-world-cup.html\">Mexico Risks Losing Its Measles-Free Status, Months Before Millions Arrive for World Cup<\/a><\/p><p>02\/11\/26, NYT, Emiliano Rodr\u00edguez Mega<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><a rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/02\/10\/world\/americas\/mexico-cuba-oil.html\">Trump\u2019s Threats to Cuba\u2019s Oil Suppliers Put Mexico in a Bind<\/a><\/p><p>02\/10\/26, NYT, James Wagner<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><a rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/d27d5dbb-2bf0-4cef-904c-d0a1496f3c4b\">Cuba runs out of jet fuel as Donald Trump squeezes oil supplies<\/a><\/p><p>02\/09\/26, FT, Jude Webber, Joe Daniels and Michael Stott<\/p><p><a rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2026-02-08\/mexico-dispatches-two-ships-to-cuba-with-humanitarian-aid\">Mexico Confirms It Won\u2019t Ship Any More Oil to Fuel-Starved Cuba<\/a><\/p><p>02\/09\/26, Bloomberg, Alex Vasquez and Carolina Gonzalez<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><a rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/mexico-cuba-humanitarian-aid-havana-us-sanctions-52c44db94c9423511d67366662e78ac4\">2 Mexican Navy ships laden with humanitarian aid dock in Cuba as US blockade sparks energy crisis<\/a><\/p><p>02\/12\/26, AP, Andrea Rodr\u00edguez and Milexsy Dur\u00e1n<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><a rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/energy\/mexican-billionaire-slims-grupo-carso-confirms-pemex-contract-macavil-gas-field-2026-02-10\/\">Mexican billionaire Slim\u2019s Grupo Carso confirms Pemex contract for Macavil gas field<\/a><\/p><p>02\/10\/26, Reuters, Staff<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><a rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2026-02-12\/local-debt-revival-in-mexico-starts-with-1-8-billion-pemex-deal\">Local Debt Revival in Mexico Starts With $1.8 Billion Pemex Deal<\/a><\/p><p>02\/12\/26, Bloomberg, Kelsey Butler<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><a rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2026-02-11\/trump-privately-weighs-quitting-usmca-trade-pact-he-negotiated\">Trump Privately Weighs Quitting USMCA Trade Pact He Signed<\/a><\/p><p>02\/11\/26, Bloomberg, Josh Wingrove<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><a rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2026-02-11\/mexico-peso-s-rally-stalls-as-trump-reignites-trade-angst\">Mexico Peso\u2019s Rally Stalls as Trump Reignites Trade Angst<\/a><\/p><p>02\/11\/26, Bloomberg, Kelsey Butler<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><a rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2026-02-10\/trump-immigration-policies-peso-to-drag-down-mexico-remittances\">Trump Immigration Policies, Peso to Drag Down Remittances<\/a><\/p><p>02\/10\/26, Bloomberg, Maya Averbuch and Kelsey Butler<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><a rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2026-02-12\/investors-avoid-lawsuits-in-mexico-after-radical-judicial-reform\">Investors Avoid Lawsuits in Mexico After Radical Judicial Reform<\/a><\/p><p>02\/12\/26, Bloomberg, Gonzalo Soto and Alex Vasquez<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><a rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/feb\/10\/uline-maga-billionaires-mexican-labor\">\u2018They always gave us the heaviest work\u2019: how Maga billionaires relied on Mexican labor<\/a><\/p><p>02\/10\/26, The Guardian, Stephanie Kirchgaessner and Maanvi Singh<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><a rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/autos-transportation\/seeking-mexico-foothold-chinas-byd-geely-bid-buy-car-plant-2026-02-12\/\">Exclusive: Seeking Mexico foothold, China\u2019s BYD and Geely bid to buy car plant<\/a><\/p><p>02\/12\/26, Reuters, Emily Green<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><a rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/china\/china-mexico-held-talks-amid-trade-tensions-over-tariffs-2026-02-12\/\">China, Mexico held talks amid trade tensions over tariffs<\/a><\/p><p>02\/11\/26, Reuters, Colleen Howe<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><a rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/opinion\/articles\/2026-02-10\/mexico-s-cheeky-airline-merger-is-an-anti-trust-nightmare\">Mexico\u2019s Cheeky Airline Merger Is an Anti-Trust Nightmare<\/a><\/p><p>02\/09\/26, Bloomberg, Juan Pablo Spinetto<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><a rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/americas\/mexicos-senate-backs-40-hour-workweek-initial-vote-2026-02-11\/\">Mexico\u2019s Senate backs 40-hour workweek in initial vote<\/a><\/p><p>02\/12\/26, Reuters, Staff<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><a rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/02\/10\/travel\/mexico-visiting-riviera-nayarit.html\">Surf Shacks and Ocean Breezes: Welcome to Riviera Nayarit<\/a><\/p><p>02\/10\/26, NYT, Colleen Creamer<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><a rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/c4ce75fe-0f1e-4530-8a7f-b0c24317a888\">Tomb raiders pose a challenge in preserving Mexico\u2019s history<\/a><\/p><p>02\/11\/26, FT, Jude Weber<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><a rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/7036370\/2026\/02\/10\/olympics-mexico-mother-son-skiing-duo\">Mexico\u2019s mother-son Alpine skiing duo set to make Winter Olympics history<\/a><\/p><p>02\/10\/26, The Athletic, Denny Alfonso<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><a rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/7024499\/2026\/02\/06\/bad-bunny-super-bowl-60-latinos\/\">How Bad Bunny and the Super Bowl became a unifying moment for Latinos<\/a><\/p><p>02\/09\/26, The Athletic, Denny Alfonso<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><a rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/bad-bunny-halftime-show-americas-mexico-city-acabd4d5a934955f177de83e9f2b5b44\">\u2018God bless Am\u00e9rica\u2019: Why Bad Bunny\u2019s Super Bowl halftime show resonated far beyond the US<\/a><\/p><p>02\/10\/26, AP, Mart\u00edn Silva Rey<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Descargar PDF: <a href=\"https:\/\/miranda-partners.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/37e89ef3-Mexico-Foreign-Press-Chatter-021326.pdf\">Mexico Foreign Press Chatter 021326<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bilateral security issues stayed front and center, with the story of the week coming a joint NYT- ICIJ 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