Crisis between Mexico and Ecuador: a week of jeopardy for Latin American diplomacy

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Crisis between Mexico and Ecuador: a week of jeopardy for Latin American diplomacy

Andrés Manuel López Obrador didn't like to get involved in international politics. Or at least that's what he repeated over and over again in front of the cameras. The president of Mexico, who has rarely traveled abroad in his five years in office, avoided thorny issues in the region and even looked the other way when some abuses were being perpetrated in neighboring countries. But in the last year, he took an unexpected turn: he took a strong s…