The relation between the U.S. and Mexico is going through a rough patch. Mexico's recent controversial judicial overhaul is one factor, as U.S. ambassador Ken Salazar warned that the changes would "threaten" a trade relationship that "relies on investors' confidence in Mexico's legal framework." In response, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador announced "a pause" in diplomatic relations between the two countries, claiming that they U.S. has to "learn to respect the sovereignty of Mexico."
The impasse between the two countries went one step further last week, as AMLO claimed that the U.S. is partly to blame for the ongoing cartel turf wars in Sinaloa, which has been spiraling following the capture of top drug lord Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada in late July.
