Back to the doctrine of Estrada

The virtual elected president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, will change foreign policy. The new president said in his most recent speeches that he wants to transform Mexico's international relations. Its position of non-intervention and self-determination of the people is more reminiscent of the Doctrine of Estrada than the current strategy of the Mexican government.

A political adviser of López Obrador says that the policy of the next president will adhere to this doctrine. This precept was prepared by the former Foreign Secretary, Genaro Estrada, in 1930, for Mexico to have better relations with other countries.

One of the last times that the next president delivered a speech repeating the principles of this doctrine. July 1st at the Hilton Hotel. Just after having seen the previous results of the presidential elections, the candidate of Together We Will Make History has appropriated the precepts written by Estrada in 1930.

"We will be friends of all peoples and all governments of the world. In foreign policy, the principles of non-interference, the self-determination of peoples and the peaceful settlement of disputes will again be applied, "said the next President

. In the same sense, López Obrador said "Globality, according to our conception, should not mean war or hegemony, but fraternity and cooperation between peoples and nations," the politician promised. Estadio Azteca

José Luis Cruz, political advisor in the López Obrador campaign, states that one of the principles of the Estrada doctrine is to respect the sovereignty of other countries and that this idea is a fundamental element of the foreign policy proposal of the virtual elected president.

] "One of the principles of the Estrada doctrine is to respect the sovereignty of other countries and it is a fundamental part of the speech of López Obrador"

– José Luis Cruz

Political advisor in the campaign President-elect

Cruz adds that the next president of Mexico will develop a foreign policy focused on changing the image of the country internationally, ie. its strategy will be based on the improvement of domestic politics in order to regenerate relations with other states.

"Let's not forget that many of the problems that have damaged Mexico's image abroad are internal policy cases as a human rights violation, which has happened to Ayotzinapa and Corruption.Now we will have a good internal policy that will help us reflect a better image of Mexico in the world, "concludes the political badyst

The Doctrine of Estrada is based on two principles : the self-determination of peoples, which means that citizens have the right to accept, maintain or replace their governments or their authorities and not to interfere in the internal affairs of other states. These two principles have been included in the United Nations Charter and in the Political Constitution of the United Mexican States.

Doctrine that benefits the foreign policy

Juan Pablo Galicia, political badyst and professor at the Modelo University, badures that the application of the principles of this doctrine will benefit Mexico so that the country reaches to rectify its international relations, especially after the problems that have arisen in the current government.

The expert writes that for the past six years, the Mexican government has intervened in the domestic politics of other countries, such as when Foreign Minister Luis Videgaray promoted a diplomatic program against the Venezuela.

"This will be beneficial because we must not lose sight of the fact that, just at the international level, some conflicts our country is because Mexico is in disorder with what is happening in another country," says Galicia

The teacher concludes that the use of this doctrine might present some challenges in matters such as terrorism or international support.

"I do not think the new application of the Doctrine Estrada makes Mexico shut the door to other problems. It is here that we will see the true signature of our new diplomatic policy.

Changes in relations with Latin America

In another sense, the political badyst says that the application of the doctrine will trigger Mexico's relations with other Latin American countries. Americans

"A change will be made especially with the governments that identify with the Latin American left, with the governments who have even hailed the triumph of the presidential candidate Morena"

– Juan Pablo Galicia

Political Analyst

In the case of the bilateral relationship with the United States, the academic warns that the situation does not have many opportunities for change in the new government or with the government. Application of the Estrada Doctrine.

"I do not think there is a big change because although the doctrine requires non-intervention and the peaceful resolution of conflicts, the United States is not giving up I think we'll see a manipulation of diplomacy similar to the current one, "he says.

Galicia states that the relationship with the US government will remain the same because the central issue is the North American Free Trade Agreement. North (NAFTA) and the Migration Crisis

"In these problems, the barrier of non-intervention is raised because we are talking about the need for the government of the country to defend not only consular rights but also human rights.

Galicia concludes that there will not be many changes in this bilateral relationship until the United States improves its treatment of migrants. [19659002] On the other hand, Guadalupe Peña, professor of international law at La Salle University, he explains that the principles of the Doctrine of Estrada are already found in the Mexican magna carta, but that in the current government, they are not entirely respected, or, considers that if López Obrador fulfills his promises, it is possible that the principles written in 1931 are taken again.

The teacher uses the example of Venezuela as a possible scenario in which the no The government could follow the principles of the Doctrine Estrada.

"At no time will we describe Nicolás Maduro's government as a dictatorship, or will we speak out against some sort of governmental arrangement from another country because we will respect the principle of non-intervention in Home Affairs Doctrina Estrada, "explains the specialist

However, Peña states that if the Estrada doctrine is followed, the Mexican government should only decide for the resolution of conflicts and for the defense of human rights.

that we must privilege with regard to the Venezuelan case and other situations is to require that the government authorize the entry of humanitarian aid to help go to the people who was affected by the political situation ", concludes the professor

Principle created in 1930

The former president Pascual Ortiz Rubio charged Genaro Estrada, then secretary of Foreign Affairs, to participate as a delegate to the League of Nations in 1930.

At the meeting held on 27 September of the same year, the diplomat presented a well-known thesis in the field of international relations under the name of Doctrine Estrada [19659005]. of this text mentions that Mexico should not be pronounced in the sense of granting recognition to a country because it is a degrading practice because it harms the sovereignty of other nations.

This part of the doctrine represents the rejection of interventionist actions of the powers, this condition in their own interest, the recognition of other governments.