Russia and Mexico in Global Politics

... new geopolitical situation, since the country has moved into the epicenter of fundamental, if not tectonic, shifts in the global economy connected with large-scale projects such as the Trans-Pacific Partnership aiming to boost ties between U.S.-led NAFTA and Asia Pacific, on the one side, and the establishment of a free-trade area between NAFTA and the European Union, on the other. Both are Washington-led initiatives. The first is aimed at creating a substitute for APEC and containing China's expansion ...