Not Just a Victim: Discovering Mexico's Agressive Streak in Foreign Relations

Mexican Foreign Relations of the 1930s need to be understood within the context of an aggressive secret warfare that was an important and steady component of Mexican foreign relations during the Revolution and the 1920s. New international sources illuminate three areas of foreign relations that illustrate this thesis: a) A Mexican fascination with racial cross border warfare, b) Mexican explorations of an assistance treaty with Japan, and c) support for secret warfare not just in Central America but also in South America. The presentation invites the listener to consider an increasing list of international Mexican warfare not just as occasional defense but as an overlooked, steady and aggressive component in Mexico's foreign relations culture.