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...

By Tonatiuh Guillén López How big is the Mexican population today now that the country celebrates its bicentennial? According to...

TREND: In June, US-Mexico trade hit an all-time monthly high (US $57.1 billion). Mexico is still the US’ largest trade...

Mexico’s performance at the Tokyo Olympic Games was a disaster. The world’s 10th most populated nation, boasting the world’s 15th...

After Fabian Medina, then Chief of Staff of Minister Ebrard resigned, I wondered in these very pages, if arms trafficking...

It is ironic that state-run oil company Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) should accuse Moody’s ratings agency of having downgraded it unfairly,...

•RECOGNITION: Puerto Escondido (Spanish for "hidden port") honors its name by appealing to connoisseurs and those wishing to skip the...

TREND: Rebound and recovery in total merchandise trade remained steady across the Top 10 U.S.-Mexico Border Ports of Entry, with...

Half a ton, 500 kilograms, over a thousand pounds of human remains in the form of ash and bone fragments...

Earlier this week, Mexico’s Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard declared the Merida Initiative, the $3 billion U.S.-Mexico security cooperation framework in...

By José Burnes Despite Mexico’s above-average economic performance during the Covid-19 pandemic, Mexico has not been able to take full...

A few days after June midterm election that brought a welcomed sense of democratic normality and political equilibrium to Mexico,...

The U.S. is three times larger in population than Mexico. Its territory is almost five times bigger and its economy...

In the first few months of the Covid-19 pandemic, Dr. Laura Patricia Lozano Enríquez found herself locked at home, watching...

• EVASION: The López Obrador administration suspended Monday import permits of 82 companies arguing unspecified non-compliance with Mexican tax laws,...

At the end of last century, state-run oil firm Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) filled the third spot in the most prestigious...

Migrant kidnapping. It is the pan de cada día – a daily occurrence. That’s what I was told recently when...

We all know that the exchange of students between Mexico and the U.S. enriches both countries and the relationship between...

There are to pivotal legacies of Mexico’s neoliberal era with which president Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) has to live...

By Diego Marroquín Bitar * "Hedgehogs have to trust each other enough to sleep stomach to stomach in the cold."...

Governing is the art of managing the gap between citizen expectations and day-to-day realities says Argentinean economist David Konzevik. Mexico...

Someone on our tour through a former military site in southern Arizona asked how damaged the facility would have been after a launch,...

FANFARE: After health restrictions docked the cruise industry for more than a year, national governments are allowing some ships to...

Recent news on violence in Mexico have focused on events in Aguililla, Michoacán, massacres in Zacatecas, and the confrontation among...

A few weeks ago, president Andrés Manuel Lopez Obrador listed the constitutional reforms he aims to achieve during the second...

With all the legitimacy and power garnered from his presidential victory three years ago, the table was set for Andrés...

TREND: In May, Mexico was still the US’ largest trade partner for the fourth month in a row, leaving Canada...

After a week-long tour of the Texas-Mexico border, talking with people about migration and how it is being handled, my...

No one can mistake the government of China for the government of Mexico. Regardless of their huge historical and cultural...

· SURGE: The number of Mexican military and National Guard troops that the López Obrador administration has devoted to border...

With a government focused on oil and the recovery in oil prices, some observers anticipate that there could be windfall...

Back in June, one of the most ardent Mexican TV pundits supporting the López Obrador administration said on Twitter that...

There’s an old proverb that says that the road to hell is paved with good intentions. Something like this happened...