Mexico’s Middleman Gamble in the U.S.–Venezuela Standoff

Key Points Claudia Sheinbaum has offered Mexico as a venue for U.S.–Venezuela talks and urged the UN to step in. Donald Trump’s talk of blocking sanctioned Venezuelan oil tankers is lifting maritime risk and feeding an oil-price premium. Mexico is trying to keep a Caribbean security flare-up from spreading toward its own waters. Mexico is […]