Mexico’s Asylum Decision Triggers Diplomatic Fallout with Peru: A Closer Look at Sovereignty and International Law

In a move that has escalated tensions between two Latin American neighbors, Mexico has firmly rejected Peru’s decision to sever diplomatic relations following Mexico’s grant of political asylum to former Peruvian Prime Minister Betssy Chávez. This high-stakes saga exposes the friction between humanitarian gestures and respect for national sovereignty, a tension that demands scrutiny through an America First lens focused on stability in the hemisphere. Is Mexico Upholding Humanitarian Tradition or Undermining Sovereignty? Mexico insists it acted within international law frameworks, citing the Convención de Caracas and a United Nations resolution emphasizing that granting asylum is not an act of...