•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...

The military offensive of the Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG) in the Tierra Caliente in mid-September is only the latest...

By The Center for Binational Institutions * Strong institutions are essential to the relationship between Mexico and the United States....

By Andrew Davis * The Summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC by its Spanish acronym)...

• BLOCKADES: A nearly two-month-old teachers' rail blockade in the western state of Michoacán has now expanded to three sites...

Earlier this month I was able to step out of the centralizing gravitational pull of Mexico City and travel to...

It’s hard to choose the most impressive part of the Central de Abasto, the 327-hectare market that stretches across a...

• CONTRACTS: Mexico's Ministry of Defense awarded last year two water pump maintenance contracts worth US $54,000 to a company...

TREND: In July, US-Mexico trade contracted 2.78% after hitting an all-time high last month. Mexico is still the US’s largest...

Dying is a Relief is a new book by Dr. Karina García Reyes based on interviews conducted with men who...

•CORIN ROBERTSON: A Cambridge graduate, Corin Robertson has worked at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office since the start of her...

• RECORD: Mexico's tequila industry remains on track to break its exports record after a marquee year for the spirit...

This past week Mexico and the US restarted high level economic talks. This is good; as this kind of diplomatic...

• SHARE: The drastic decline in air travel linked to the Covid-19 pandemic has provoked a spike in Mexico's share...

Allow me to tell a personal life experience. Almost 65 years ago, I was born in a working-class neighborhood in...

•SEPTEMBER: All across the country, from the tiniest town to the busiest metropolis, celebrations abound during the month across Mexico....

• RIDERSHIP: Subway ridership in Mexico City remains almost half below pre-pandemic levels with 2.4 million daily average passengers during...

Water and environmental issues cry out for binational collaboration and knowledge exchange. The 1,954 miles of land border shared by...

With its preponderant effect on U.S. foreign and domestic policy, the 9-11 attack by al Qaeda against The World Trade...

By Raquel López-Portillo Maltos The grand expectations a Joe Biden presidency generated on placing human rights at the center of...

It has been nearly three years since Andrés Manuel López Obrador became president of Mexico. His administration has clarity of...

Lost in its own drama, state-run oil firm Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) remains unconnected from trends in the global oil industry...

TREND: Loaded container truck crossings continued to surge through the first six months of 2021. Commercial traffic at the top...

That Monday afternoon, September 10 of 20 years ago, was a gorgeous one in New York City, the type of...

In line with Mexican political traditions, on September first, President López Obrador presented his third state of the union. A...

In July, Mexican government officials started floating the possibility of adopting an anti-crime strategy focused on the country’s 50 most...

This coming September 11 is the 20th anniversary of the Al Qaeda’s terrorist attacks against the United States. The commemoration...

by The Center for Binational Institutions * Over time the ties between Mexico and the United States have become more...

The Woolworth on Avenida Insurgentes in Mexico City is hard to miss. Its curved stone facade and bright red lettering...

By Amy Glover * In an era of post truth, it is important to remind ourselves that climate change is...

President Andrés Manuel López Obrador and his government talk continuously about energy self-sufficiency, abuses by fuel distributors, controlled maximum prices...

Venezuela is mired in crisis, but a new round of negotiations, that started in Mexico on August 13th, provide new...

The United States and Mexico each have their own national infrastructure to support science, although the most compelling and urgent...