This issue of the Revista Mexicana de Política Exterior is dedicated to a quick overview of the outstanding aspects of Mexico's foreign policy during the last six years corresponding to the administration of President Carlos Salinas de Gortari. Rarely in contemporary history had there been such a profound change in the general picture of international politics and economics as that which occurred after 1988. The end of the bipolar confrontation modified the power relations that had existed since the end of the World War II and gave rise to new alliances and conceptions of international security. In turn, the acceleration of the globalization processes of the economy and the speed of technological changes forced the search for greater efficiency through the formation or deepening of regional economic blocs. The articles gathered here do not intend to fully cover the wide range of issues that they faced in foreign policy during the six-year term that is about to end. They are only a starting point that provides elements for further research on Mexico's international relations in the difficult years of change at the global level from 1988 to 1994.