Jorge Castaneda Quotes (4 Quotes)

The great masses of the poor in one of the most unequal regions of the world provide a ready audience for Chavez and his populist message. His shadow will thus loom larger than any other over the 10 presidential elections scheduled around the region between now and the end of 2006. There are movements in Latin America that look to him either as a model or as a source of financing or both, ... And there he can exert an enormous amount of influence.

Mexico's foreign policy ... should become a powerful lever to promote Mexico's social and economic development.

It is time to be taken more seriously.

Right from the transition, Fox had the point of view that he simply didn't want to run the risk of upending the apple cart. He had commitments to the private sector, and he was not able to separate that commitment - to avoid a crisis at the end of (his term) - from the idea of confronting the PRI.