Geopolitics
One Percent Justice: The Hollow Victory in Mexico's Battle Against Corporate Extortion
An international tribunal awarded Legacy Vulcan, a US mining firm, a mere $15 million—only 1% of its $1.5 billion demand—after it sued Mexico for closing a quarry that threatened water quality, while indigenous and local activists successfully defended their land. This case is a stark reminder of the suffocating, neo-colonial grip of the Western-imposed Investor-State Dispute Settlement system, which weaponizes corporate profits against the sovereign rights and environmental dignity of nations in the Global South.
