MEXICO'S JEKYLL AND HYDE FIREARMS POLICY/LA POLITICA DE MEXICO EN TORNO A LAS ARMAS DE FUEGO: "?CANDIL DE LA CALLE, OSCURIDAD DE LA CASA?"/LA POLITIQUE DU MEXIQUE CONCERNANT LES ARMES A FEU : FAIRE LA LUMIERE DANS LA RUE, L'OBSCURITE CHEZ SOI ?

• Published in: Foro internacional 2022-10, Vol.62 (4), p.839
• Main Authors: Yeger, Moshe Ben Hamo, Ricart, Carlos A. Perez
• Format: Article
• Language: Spanish
• ISSN: 0185-013X
• DOI: 10.24201/fi.v62i4.2890

This paper addresses the issue of Mexico's (very active) foreign policy on the regulation of firearms and the domestic lack of compliance with a number of treaties that the Foreign Ministry promotes in multilateral forums. The principal hypothesis is that the gap between active foreign policy and the absence of domestic measures is explained by the resistance of domestic actors and the lack of a coordinated policy on firearms at the federal level. Although the Foreign Ministry has adopted an activist and leading policy on the matter, this forms a part of the diplomatic tradition that favors disarmament, non-proliferation and a peaceful solution to conflicts. It is argued that recent diplomatic actions in response to the illegal trafficking of arms have been isolated initiatives.