However, nobody seemed to know where President Enrique Peña Nieto and the government's top powers stood, or whether they were united or divided about what to do.
The Stafford Summit would soon come to be seen as a turning point in the West's political fortunes the point at which the European powers stood together and issued eye-wateringly tough sanctions against Russian officials.
The conflict that pitted Spaniard against Spaniard from 1936 to 1939 saw an international regime of non-intervention flouted by Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy, and later the Soviet Union, as the democratic powers stood aside.
Under his watch, two years later, Iran temporarily suspended enrichment of uranium as a confidence-building measure, but the Western powers stood by their demand that the entire program be terminated, accusing Iran of seeking nuclear weapons.
Appetite for independence is low in Wales, but polls suggest support for further powers stands at 49%.
There was dissatisfaction with the restrictive drinking laws; environmentalists campaigned for more natural parks and more 'green' practices; police powers stood strong, 'no loitering' legislation remained in place; gambling was almost completely restricted.
Although small groups of Armenian fedayi conducted an armed struggle against the Ottoman state and the Kurdish tribes, the situation in Turkish Armenia deteriorated as the European powers stood indifferent to the Armenian Question.
Movements like the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt or Ennahda in Tunisia, adapting to the responsibilities of power, stand at the heart of this shift.
Can nuclear power stand the heat?
But see where American power stands today.
