Mexico Rising (For Now) / with Mexico's former Foreign Minister, Jorge Castañeda

GZERO World with Ian Bremmer

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International Relations, Government, Foreign Policy, Gzero World, News Commentary, Trump, News, Global Economy, Geopolitics, Politics, Ian Bremmer

4.6 • 684 Ratings

🗓️ 3 April 2019

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Summary

Mexico's new president is having a moment. Since his election last year, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, or AMLO for short, has enjoyed sky-high approval ratings. But can he deliver on his lofty promises? And how will he handle his neighbor to the north? Ian will dig into it and then talk to Mexico's former Foreign Minister, Jorge Castañeda.

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0:00.0	They have a name for these things in Europe.
0:11.0	They're called concentration camps.
0:13.0	Hi, I'm Ian Bremmer, and welcome to the GZero World Podcast.
0:20.0	An audio version of what you can find on public television
0:22.7	where I analyze global topics,
0:24.8	sit down with big guests, and make use of little puppets.
0:28.5	This week I sit down with Jorge Castaneda,
0:30.5	who served as Mexico's foreign minister,
0:32.7	knows Mexican politics better than pretty much anybody.
0:36.1	Today, we'll talk about Mexico's new president
0:38.2	and the full plate of problems facing his administration. Let's get to it.
0:46.8	The GZero world is brought to you by our founding sponsor, First Republic. First Republic, a private bank
0:55.5	and wealth management company, understands the value of surface, safety, and stability in today's
1:01.1	uncertain world. Visit firstrepublic.com to learn more. Jorge Castaneda, professor at NYU, former foreign minister of Mexico.
1:18.3	Delighted to be with you.
1:19.3	Glad to be here, and thanks for having me.
1:21.6	Let's start with your home country, where you still live.
1:24.5	Yes, absolutely.
1:26.1	President Lopez Obrador, his approval ratings are 86%.
1:33.3	When's the last time that happened in Mexico?
1:37.3	Well, let's put it a little bit relative terms.
1:41.5	He is much more popular than his two predecessors were at a similar time,
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