By The Center for Binational Institutions * The Summit of the Americas is an institutional convening where leaders from the...

The recent climate announcement made by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador at a virtual forum together with his US counterpart,...

The general hoopla of the Summit of the Americas has passed, making this the perfect time to reflect upon its...

Every fourth summer, June’s warmth and elongated days brings with it a rapturous World Cup fever, that for many of...

In these pages, I have written before how the self-described idea of a “Fourth Transformation” peddled by President Andrés Manuel...

By Ricardo Smith Nieves * During the Covid-19 pandemic, “ally-shoring” came to the forefront as it became evident that the...

Large segments of Mexico’s people, territory, and economy are falling under the rule of Mexican criminal groups even in areas...

•SPOTLIGHT: Spring Break and Holy Week were the concluding chapters of one of Mexico's high seasons for travel. The country now...

As of June 2020, 11,472 students were enrolled in a higher education program in California state prisons, according to a...

By Axel Cabrera & Pedro Casas Alatriste * In both politics and business, perception is just as important as data...

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) recently created a diplomatic kerfuffle by declaring that he would not attend the...

OK, Plan B.  What if instead of proceeding with its “Summit of the Americas” in Los Angeles in three weeks,...

By Dannie Suber * On July 1, 2020 the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) took effect, modernizing the NAFTA trade pact that...

As Mexico finds itself in the midst of high political polarization, economic uncertainties, and different social tensions, it is tempting...

The past two years have taught us that medical research must cross borders. At the same time, the U.S. and...

TREND: In January and February 2022, Mexico tied with China as the US’s top trading partner  totaling US $113.2 billion...

by Joel Abraham Enriquez * Should North America go beyond the net-zero emissions race and begin leading the geoengineering era...

The rejection of the electricity reform in the Mexican Congress on Easter Sunday was a major defeat for President Andrés...

Trips along the Rio Grande, crossing back and forth, always leave me pondering what seems like paradox. I’ve just returned...

By Gerald P. Kierce Iturrioz * By most measures, Mexican economic progress over the past twenty years has been disappointing....

Mexico recently achieved an important triumph in the United Nations that has largely gone unnoticed. With the invasion and war...

By Ana Karen Amezcua Contreras * On February 24th, 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a military operation in Ukraine...

When reading basic definitions of nationalism around the world, at first hand it is hard to blame anybody for being...

Large segments of Mexico’s people, territory, and economy are falling under the rule of Mexican criminal groups even in areas...

While Mexico will undoubtedly be on the sidelines of any potential enlarged armed conflict that results from the ongoing invasion...

In addition to leading his nation’s valiant fight for survival, Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky has rescued President Joe Biden’s stalled agenda...

By Raquel López-Portillo Maltos * While experts consider misogyny as a feature of contemporary authoritarian governments, the use of feminism...

March celebrates women and their vital role in politics, economy, society, and family. So I left my last oped in...

On March 21st the new Felipe Ángeles International Airport (AIFA for its acronym in Spanish) will be inaugurated with much...

It’s a Wednesday morning, and a group of around 70 incarcerated women are gathered in front of Zoom screens. They’re...

There is a constant lament that Mexico is the most dangerous place in the world to be a journalist. UNESCO...

Photo: Cecilia Farfán Méndez By Cecilia Farfán Méndez * •International Women’s Day on March 8 celebrates...

•SHOCKWAVES: Since the start of the year, Mexico has already registered the killing of at least six journalists, and the government's...

•ALLURE: The state of Quintana Roo in the Mexican Caribbean (pop. 1.85 million) is full of natural wonders, rich history,...

The craggy-faced fisherman rolled his water and ice cubes filled glass in his hand again, looking in the direction of...

By Oscar Ocampo * The case of Mexican avocados and the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) is a fine reflector of...

TREND: Total commercial traffic through the primary U.S.-Mexico ports of entry (PoE) in 2021 roughly matched 2019 traffic. This marks...

Driving near our university campus in Tempe, Arizona, this past weekend, I saw a huge “Trump 2024” flag draped on...

When Latin Americans are surveyed about their primary concerns, crime and violence often top the list. This is not surprising,...

On January 23, Bishop Miguel Ángel Alba Díaz of Baja California Sur (BSC) publicly denounced an open secret – the...

A congressional bill is never just a bill. Whether it passes or not, each congressional bill sends a political message...

By Michael Lettieri and Cecilia Farfán-Méndez * Margarito, José Luis, Lourdes, Roberto, Ernesto, Heber. Their murders should not be the...

The thing I find most striking about Mexico City's Mercado de Jamaica is how, as you walk through its passageways,...

One of the things that I truly love about Mexico is that it’s never dull. That said, so far 2022...

By The Center for Binational Institutions * Institutional Context  The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) entered into force on July 1st,...

I often think about what inspires change and why change doesn’t happen, especially in egregious situations. Acknowledgement of the problem...

Increasingly, Chinese actors and markets are thickly intertwined in Mexico’s illegal economies, such as drug and wildlife trafficking and money...

On the wrong track Mexican politics are going through a tough, divisive, and uncertain time. Mexico does not stand alone;...

By Miguel Mendivil Roiz * Curbing the illicit flows of small arms and light weapons has been a top priority...

This week preliminary homicide data for the first half of 2021 was released by Mexico’s National Institute on Geography and...

Did Latin America just get upgraded? At his marathon press conference last Thursday, President Joe Biden said Americans have been...

It might seem that 2022 is starting off with important positive news about the crime and security situation in Mexico....

During the 2019-2020 school year, 19,792 U.S. students studied abroad in Spain, the top destination for U.S. study abroad, according...

This week a short video circulated in major news outlets and social media showing an attack in Tepalcatepec, Michoacán. Unlike...

by Daniela Philipson Garcia *  Violence against women and girls in Mexico and Central America is prevalent and on the...

For those who follow developments in Mexico, the hand-wringing over the state of politics is ubiquitous and many of the...

•BRAND-NEW YEAR: Mexico is reeling-in after the onslaught of Covid-19's Omicron variant. Airlines suffering from last-minute changes and ill staff have...

Change in slow motion can leave one desensitized to its significance. With that in mind let’s take note of the...

This year will be anything but dull for Mexico and specially for Mexican politics. As the country goes into the...

TREND: From January to November 2021, Mexico received a record-breaking 123,000 asylum applications, ranking third in asylum requests worldwide according...

The number of U.S.-born citizens residing in Mexico is close to 1.5 million, the U.S. Embassy estimated in 2019. U.S....

I’m thankful for people who do hard things for the public good while under tremendous pressure. It was recently reported...

By Alexandra Helfgott * Mining has played a significant role in Mexico’s development over the past four centuries and has...

By Jorge Armijo * Mexico and its North American partners face a historic opportunity to boost development through innovation in...

By The Center for Binational Institutions * In January 2020, the U.S.-Mexico Foundation and the Wilson Center’s Mexico Institute celebrated...

TREND: Recovery from Covid-19 disruptions continues at ports of entry (PoE) on the U.S.-Mexico border. Each of the top ten...

•YEAR-LONG TRAVEL: Mexico is a top global destination making the most of the current economic and health crises. The country consistently...

The US asked for, and Mexico has accepted, the reinstatement of “Remain in Mexico,” the policy that makes asylum seekers...

By Ana Bertha Gutiérrez * Last month, president Joe Biden hosted the latest North American Leaders’ Summit (NALS) in Washington,...

by Oscar Ocampo * It is a truism that resuming the North American Leaders’ Summit (NALS) after a five-year hiatus...

According to Greek mythology, Omicron was a Greek God who was unhappy when people lived in peace, working harmoniously together...

By Lila Abed * President Joe Biden hosted the leaders of Canada and Mexico for a trilateral summit this past...

The Mexican Attorney General's Office has charged a number of accomplished of academics with organized crime and money laundering. Yes,...

As countries think about how to stimulate their economies amidst the continuing throes of pandemic turbulence, Mexico has an attractive...

Tomorrow, Messrs. López Obrador, Biden and Trudeau will meet in Washington for the ninth edition of the North American Leaders'...

Behind the bar in his family’s cafe in Mexico City’s Roma neighborhood, David Birruete Pimentel, 61, is serious at first....

By Oscar Ocampo * The energy bill sent by the López Obrador administration to the Mexican Congress last month to...

•BRIDGES: Although not yet “twins,” as a Turkish trade representative referred to Mexico and Turkey, the countries have nonetheless grown...

By The Center for Binational Institutions * Three years into Mexican president Andrés Manuel López Obrador's term  and almost one...

•REPUTATION: Travelers identify Tulum as a place where anything goes. The town caters mainly to young people, partygoers, or those willing...

When a few students and teachers at St. Luke’s School in the English Midlands called a meeting on a chilly...

It is ten months into the Biden Administration and time they started owning their approach to Trump era foreign policies...

TREND: Loaded container truck crossings through the top ten U.S. border ports of entry continued to rise above both 2020...

Let’s play a word association game. It is very simple; I say a word and you respond with whatever comes...

TREND: In August, US-Mexico trade grew 1.26% compared to July 2021 and is up by 28.36% compared to August 2020....

By Mariana Raphael * On October 8, Mexico hosted the United States for the High-Level Security Dialogue with the objective...

Under the notion that Mexico's state-owned utility (CFE per its Spanish acronym) needs to be “rescued”, that electricity has been...

The survival skills of Mexicans never seek to amaze me. There is no unemployment insurance here, so when the going...

The Biden Administration has recently announced that it will reinstate the “Migrant Protection Program” (what a misnomer) also called “Remain...

The border —for better or worse— defines the U.S.-Mexico relationship. Research on the border and immigration is complex, defined by...

By Michael Lettieri and Cecilia Farfán-Méndez * Mexico’s drug war is often described in terms of territory: violence is the...

On October 7 and 8, a cabinet-level delegation of U.S. officials met with President Andrés Manuel López Obrador and his...

By Joel Abraham Enríquez * Access to both affordable and reliable energy sources is essential to meet social needs, boost...

•MEXICAN TERROIR: Mexican wines are making a splash with international consumers and connoisseurs. For example, wines from Mexican producers like Casa...

More than a decade after it was proclaimed by Barack Obama, the pivot to Asia is definitely on. Washington had...

If the US-Mexico relationship were a baseball game (humor me), the High-Level Economic Dialogue would be on second base (on...

by The Center for Binational Institutions* One of the main features of the U.S.-Mexico relationship is the existence of a...

• RECORD: Mexico's imports of corn, mostly from the U.S., are on track to break their annual record potentially reaching...

TREND: Total merchandise trade through the US-Mexico border has largely recovered, with the majority of the top ports of entry...

By Guillermo J. García Sánchez * The United States and Mexico have one of the most complex bilateral relationships. They...