In episode 96 of Soberanía, hosts José Luis Granados Ceja and Kurt Hackbarth examine Mexico’s balancing act between defending its principles and navigating relentless pressure from the United States.
The episode opens with Mexico’s rejection of Trump’s “Board of Peace” over the exclusion of Palestine—a principled stand that signals a more independent foreign policy.
The hosts then unpack encouraging OECD data showing rising trust in Mexican institutions and low unemployment, challenging the bleak narrative pushed by domestic and international critics.
The conversation turns to the ongoing Cuba crisis, where Kurt’s recent Jacobin article frames the Sheinbaum administration’s difficult position: wanting to send oil to Cuba but facing the threat of U.S. military escalation. The hosts dissect the asymmetry of power and the limits of solidarity when a nuclear-armed empire patrols the Caribbean.
Finally, they take aim at Denise Dresser in Losers and Haters for dismissing Salma Hayek’s support of new efforts to support Mexico’s film industry—a perfect example of elite punditry detached from reality.
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Mexico Says No to Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ – Soberanía 96
February 18, 2026February 18, 2026
Looking at Mexico’s balancing act between defending its principles and navigating relentless pressure from the United States.
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A Circus at Mexico’s Education Secretariat
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The dispute is not a fight for the defense of public education, but a brawl between rival power groups for control and the collection of political rents from a pedagogical project that has not yet been born.
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A Bigger Plan
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López Obrador’s fear of Mexico’s abrupt return to the right still applies today. The Brazilian case is instructive.
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