Mexico's Armed Forces Under President Andres Manuel Lopez Obra d'Or

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Mexico has been really bulking up its armed forces military spending has steadily increased under president Andres Manuel Lopez Obra d'Or. It's transformed the feel of the country and Mexico's economy here to talk about it I have the FT's Latin America editor Michael Stott. How does the public feel about this? Well, there's a lot of Mexicans are concerned about this because this is a country whose military in recent history has been small Quite modest has stayed out of politics.

Iran has transferred five US citizens from prison to house arrest, US headline inflation in July rose slightly from June, and in Mexico the influence of the military has grown dramatically.

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Iran transfers five imprisoned Americans to house arrest

US inflation edges up to 3.2% in July

The militarisation of Mexico’s economy

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