• FORENSICS: Mexico City selected Norwegian engineering firm DNV to perform an independent forensics analysis of Monday's deadly subway overpass...

For some years in Mexico, I had the chance to teach a course on public policy. Its focus was not...

In an old Prussian tale, famous in the legal world, a king decides to expropriate a miller's estate because it...

•RESILIENCE: The Mexican Pacific resort of Los Cabos has several reasons to celebrate during the season: a string of international...

• COLLAPSE: The death toll of Monday's collapse of a subway overpass in Mexico City rose to 24, while the...

  By Antonio O. Garza Jr. * In his first 100 days, President Joe Biden set out rebuild vital economic...

1. BLOG | Mexico Falls Further Behind on Climate at Leaders Summit Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) / April 23,...

Walking around Mexico City, it’s not uncommon to stumble upon the scars of the 2017 earthquake—crumbling buildings, or the remnants...

• FIRST: Mexican authorities identified the country's first case of the B.1.617 variant of the Covid-19 virus that is feared...

First Act Breaking tradition with previous U.S. ambassadors to Mexico, Christopher Landau publicly knocks President López Obrador’s perceived inaction against...

• CONVERSION: The largest car manufacturer in Mexico, GM, announced it will invest more than US $1 billion in its...

At his presidential inauguration in December 2018, Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) promised to "guard and keep" the Mexican Constitution....

The Supreme Court stands alone among the three branches of government in Mexico to have undergone an in-depth reform in...

TREND: With economic recovery continuing, truck crossings with loaded containers showed positive signs in the first quarter of 2021, while...

Advancing towards energy security, understood as self-sufficiency in fuels and in energy production, is reasonable and desirable as a policy...

• IMPORTS: Mexico's corn imports reached a new high of 4.2 million metric tons, mainly from the US, during the...

1. COMMENTARY | López Obrador Threatens Judicial Independence Human Rights Watch / April 26, 2021   2. PRESS RELEASE |...

• FLYING: The worldwide semiconductor shortage has forced Mexico's electronics manufacturing industry to fly chips directly from Asia instead of...

It is not secret that the US and Mexico have a common gun violence problem. Like any addiction, to control...

• PROPOSAL: US private sector groups are warning Mexican Senators that a rush to pass this week a new film...

For years, Mexican citizens have been disenchanted with politics. First, economic reforms in the late 1980s were supposed to restore...

The López Obrador administration is determined to pass unconstitutional laws. Its playbook is quite simple: leverage its governing majorities in...

Soon, Mexico will likely become the world’s third country to legalize all aspects of cannabis production and all types of...

The list of things that flow between Mexico and the U.S. is long: people, goods, money, resources. Conversations about the...

By Cecilia Yarza * Being up to date on the bilateral agenda between Mexico and the United States is essential...

TREND: A sizeable share of immigrants in Mexico do not have access to health insurance at a critical moment for...

As a kid growing up in Mexico, while most of my friends supported giant clubs like Club América and Cruz...

1. ARTICLE l AMLO and Mexico's Most Important Electoral Body Are on a Collision Course Americas Quarterly-ASCOA / April 14....

• CANCELLATION: The López Obrador administration has notified private developers of the South Texas-Tuxpan marine gas pipeline (SDTT) that it...

1.  BLOG l Huasteca Potosina: A Road Trip to San Luis Potosi, My Dream Destination in Mexico  Trisha Velarmino takes...

One could be forgiven for thinking that Mexico is a Nordic country based on its statement at the 64th session...

Early morning press conferences at Mexico's National Palace are closer to theater than truth. They are an effective staging in...

• SURPRISE: Mexico's ruling coalition managed to pass a surprise, last-minute legal change that could allow the president of the...

• FUEL: Mexico's state owned oil company Pemex doubled its production of high-sulfur fuel oil in February from the same...

• SLIDE: The small town of Bacadéhuachi in Mexico's northern Sierra Madre holds the world’s largest lithium deposit, and the...

• CONFIDENCE: A majority of Mexican voters, 65 percent, say they have confidence in the country's independent electoral body (INE)...

Inequality is a structural feature of Mexico: social background, geographical location, and the environment have built an uneven playing field...

In recent weeks, there have been signals about an impending fiscal reform in Mexico. Early in March, the Lower House...

TREND: In February, Mexico became the US’s largest trade partner again, surpassing China by US $1.6 billion due to a...

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has defined energy topics as a top priority of his government, yet his energy...

1. UPDATE l Mexico's Economic Recovery Continues; Outlook Improves Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas / April 6, 2021   2....

An Open Letter to President Andrés Manuel López Obrador and Human Rights Advocates, As a follower and friend of Mexico...

• PRESSURE: The record number of Central Americans filing asylum claims in the southern Mexican state of Chiapas this year...

TREND: The popular wellness retreat on the Mayan Riviera deals with issues that threaten its very sustainability as a tourist attraction....

The government of Mexico is on the verge of legalizing cannabis for industrial, medical, and recreational purposes, legislation that would...

1. BLOG l Back Home in Mexico Janet Blaser shares her story about her to Mazatlán in Mexico after riding...

By Lila Abed and Jorge Armijo * The immigration crisis at the Mexico-US border and the challenges on trade will...

• SIEGE: Mexico’s governing party MORENA has laid siege to the country's electoral authority's headquarters in Mexico City in protest...

One of Mexican president Andrés Manuel López Obrador's most ardent supporters, 30-year old political activist Antonio Attolini stated recently that...

• REBOUND: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday lifted its forecast for Mexico's economic growth in 2021 arguing that...

China has become a topic of endless debate: Will China replace the United States as the next superpower? Is China's...

1. EVENT l Migration: Investing in the Neighborhood. Opportunities for US-Mexico Migration Cooperation The Mission Foods Texas – Mexico Center...

TREND: The top 10 U.S.-Mexico border ports of entry in terms of total merchandise trade by value showed mixed signals...

• DIRTY: Mexico's state-owned utility CFE drastically increased its use of electricity coming from mostly fuel-oil-burning power plants in January...

The Mexican government has revised the official death toll caused by Covid-19. The updated data is 60% higher placing the...

The political strategy to discredit the democratic process for one's own benefit has proven to work in contemporary societies. You...

Recovering sovereignty over oil is the key objective of Mexico’s hydrocarbons policy, says president Andrés Manuel López Obrador. To start...

The recent US $1.9 trillion fiscal stimulus package approved by the U.S. Congress is 58 percent larger than Mexico's nominal...

TREND: Children represent a large share of Mexico’s 1.2 million immigrant population. Although the number of immigrant children has remained...

Few people have hit the nail more on the head when describing Mexican president Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s limitations than...

When divorce is out of the question, the two parties have to find a way to compromise. That’s been the...

• BILL: Notwithstanding the Easter week holiday, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador's majority in the Lower House will push a...

1. EVENT l Power Games: Examining Mexico's New Electricity Industry Law The Center for the United States and Mexico- Rice...

Deterrence is a word the I keep hearing in response to undocumented migration at the US- Mexico border. A new...

• HISTORIC: The Mexico City metro area experienced Sunday one of its worst episodes of air quality with particulate air...

On March 10, 2021, Mexico’s Chamber of Deputies legalized production of cannabis for industrial, medical, and recreational purposes. The law...

1. BLOG: Ria Talken tells her experience on getting the most-anticipated Covid-19 vaccine in San Miguel de Allende. Read her blog: "Getting...

Earlier this month, president Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) gave a speech at the annual convention of the Mexican Banking...

by Joel Abraham Enríquez * U.S. remittances have for years exceeded receipts from oil exports and foreign tourism as a...

• OPERATION: A Honduras-based textile entrepreneur organized a secret health drive in the Mexican southern state of Campeche that ended...

Over the last two decades, Mexico has struggled to address high insecurity levels and the impact of criminal activities in...

• REBOUND: Hotels in Mexico's most popular tourist destinations like Los Cabos and Cancún are expected to reach the maximum...

*In solidarity with José Ramón Cossio An old joke goes like this: a candidate offers constituents a choice of heaven...

• CHINESE: The first batch of nearly one million doses of China's CanSino Covid-19 vaccine bottled in Mexico finally left...

The surge in migrants trying to enter the United States these days was as predictable as the surge in the...

1. EVENT l Mexico Under AMLO David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies – Harvard University / March 23, 2021...

• TRANSCONTINENTAL: Canadian Pacific Railway agreed to acquire Kansas City Southern for US $25 billion in cash and shares creating...

1. “Interview: Luchadoras. Directors Paola Calvo And Patrick Jasim on Lucha Libre, Feminism And Ciudad Juárez” – Eric Ortiz García...

• INJUNCTION: A federal judge issued Friday a preventive injunction against the implementation of a controversial electricity law backed by...

Although cobbled together, the Mexican government had established a bidding process for the construction of the Mayan Train, one of...

Fields of opium poppies may conjure up memories of Remembrance Day, or perhaps of Afghanistan. Less likely, is that they...

•VACCINES: Mexican authorities seized Wednesday what they said was a batch of 5,755 doses of Russia's Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine...

On March 18th, it will be 30 years since the Azcapotzalco, Mexico City, oil refinery was shut down for air...

• MILITARY: The López Obrador administration confirmed Tuesday that it will transfer total control over the 950-miles long Mayan Train...

The current moment in Mexico's can be summed up in a tweet published last week: "President (Andrés Manuel López Obrador)...

Autocracy is a government where one person, without limitations or restraints, can enact or modify laws at will. Mexican president...

• REQUEST: Mexico said today that it is expecting that the Biden administration will give a final answer Friday on...

• ATTACK: President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) renewed his attacks against a federal judge for temporarily suspending Mexico's new...

• OVERNIGHT: Hundreds of elderly adults waited in line overnight Sunday in the urban municipality of Tonalá in western Mexico...

1. “Mexico's culture crisis” – As Mexico is struggling though a financial crisis caused by the pandemic, budget cuts to...

By Vanda Felbab-Brown and Elisa Norio * The January 6, 2021 insurrection carried out by Donald Trump’s supporters on the...

1. BLOG: During this time of Lent, Cristina Potters takes us through a fabulous visit to the largest fish market...

TREND: The year started off continuing with December 2020’s trends: Mexico is still the US’ second largest trade partner, China’s...

by Axel Cabrera * It’s been a year since the Covid-19 pandemic hit North America in full force. The disruptive...

The recent scene in the Mexican Congress was to be seen to be believed. One by one, the members of...

• OUTLOOK: The effects of the United States' massive US $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package would spillover across the border...

Observers and scholars of Mexican transition to democracy hold two views. One maintains that the transition ended the day when...

• CHINA: Mexico announced Tuesday that it had secured 22 million new doses of Chinese-made coronavirus vaccines that would reportedly...

1. EVENT l Closing the Gender Gap: Empowering Women´s Economic Participation Mexico Institute at the Woodrow Wilson Center / March...

• ANXIETY: Mexican women are far more likely to report that the coronavirus pandemic has harmed their mental health, with...