%0 Journal Article %T El amor, la decepci¨®n y como aprovechar la realidad: La relaci¨®n M¨¦xico - Estados Unidos. 200 - 2003. %A Rafael Fern¨˘ndez de Castro. %A Andr¨¦s Rozental. %J Colombia Internacional %D 2002 %I Universidad de los Andes %X In this article the authors sustain that president Vicente Fox's ambiguous response to the terrorist attacks of 9/11, in combination with Mexico's decisi¨®n not to support the U.S. led coalition in Iraq, marked the transition from honeymoon to mutual deception between the presidents of M¨¦xico and the United States. Nevertheless, the importance of the bilateral relationship for the two countries has facilitated the preservation of pragmatic cooperation. The text concludes with a series of recommendations for improving the state of Mexican-U.S. relations during the final years of the Fox govemment. %K 9/11 %K pragmatic cooperation %K Mexican-U.S. bilateral relationship. %U http://colombiainternacional.uniandes.edu.co/view.php/465/1.php