McCormick Quoted in BNN Bloomberg Article on Crises Confronting Mexico’s New President

November 12, 2024

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Gladys McCormick

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Gladys McCormick

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum inherited a security crisis from her predecessor and mentor, former President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO). But recent high-impact, violent crimes have put pressure on the new leader to deliver results on the security front—and fast.

A murdered priest, a beheaded mayor, car bombs and an all-out cartel war in Sheinbaum's first month in office have experts are questioning whether her plan is enough to rein in the nonstop violence.

“She both inherited a crisis as well as the commitments AMLO made to a range of stakeholders like the National Guard,” says Gladys McCormick, Jay and Debe Moskowitz Endowed Chair in Mexico-U.S. Relations.

“On the surface, aspects of Sheinbaum’s strategy, including some of the folks she’s named to key positions, is strong,” McCormick says. But the worsening violence is putting it to an early test, she adds.

Read more in the BNN Bloomberg article, “Cartel War and Gruesome Killings Confront Mexico’s New President.”