Martín Paredes

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A photographic illustration showing ocean goods containers over a Japanese passport with currency under them.

U.S. Government Begins to Refund Import Tariffs

The U.S. unveiled an online platform today for companies to request refunds for the tariffs they paid before the U.S. Supreme Court deemed them “illegal.”
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When Business Courtship Becomes a Crime: How “Post-Watergate Morality” Led Congress to Making a Centuries-old Business Practice Illegal

A centuries-old business tradition was suddenly criminalized to help Americans recover from the shock of the Richard Nixon Watergate scandal.
A photo illustration of a man holding the United Farm Workers flag with the words UFW Border Patrol on it.

The UFW Border Patrol

Before the Minuteman lines the border to keep Mexicans out, another group of Mexican Americans had proved the concept in 1974.
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The Story of Two Chihuahua Governors, Two Corruptions, Money Hiding In El Paso and a Murdered Journalist

A dossier quietly landed in news inboxes late last year attempting to frame the narrative around a former Chihuahua governor that led to the larger story about politics, corruption and a murdered journalist.
A picture of Cesar Chavez in a field.

Cesar Chavez – The Truth Behind the Mask Revealed

Cesar Chavez is venerated for his civil rights work for farm workers. But behind the carefully crafted mask lies the true Chavez, a sexual predator who was the first to line the border to keep Mexican migrants out of America.
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The Security and Economic Implications for México From the U.S.-Israel-Iran War

México occupies a unique position in the ongoing U.S.-Israel-Iran conflict because of its deep economic and security ties with the United States. The next several months will determine if the conflict shocks México’s economy.
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In Context: El Paso/Fort Worth and The American Anti-Cartel Drone Multilayered Defense Platform

Although framed as an anti-cartel-drone program, the U.S. military’s drone defense tests are part of a larger program testing multilayered defense strategies against the threat of asymmetric drone warfare.
A picture of two Mexican Air Force F5 Tiger II supersonic fighters.

The Mexican Air Force as México Transitions Towards a Middle Power

Both internally and externally many ask why México does not deploy air superiority fighters. The answer is because it doesn’t need to.
Although reports suggest that the incursion of a drug cartel drone led to the closure of airspace around El Paso today, the facts suggest that no drone crossed the border and that a drone shoot down did not occur.

Did A Mexican Cartel Drone Threaten American Airspace?

Although reports suggest that the incursion of a drug cartel drone led to the closure of airspace around El Paso today, the facts suggest that no drone crossed the border and that a drone shoot down did not occur.
A picture of gold bars.

Debasement Trade: Gold and the Emerging Economic Triangle with México

The Trump administration seeks to make the dollar weaker globally while Mexican exports continue to increase leading to an economic triangle with China, México and the U.S.