Mexico
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North America in Transition: The Tariff Showdown and What it Means for the Future
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The North American trade relationship faces a major test. In early 2025, President Trump announced tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada, citing irregular immigration, drug trafficking, and trade imbalances. Mexico faces a 25% tariff on all goods, while Canadian oil and energy exports endure a 10% tariff. These actions…
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Trade Ties that Bind: An Economic Community for the Americas
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When leaders from across the Western Hemisphere departed President Biden’s Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles, they left largely empty-handed. Despite fanfare and bold proclamations of an “Americas Partnership for Economic Prosperity,” the Summit amounted to pleasant words with few tangible results. Although Latin American leaders received respectful engagement…
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Drug Cartels, Politics, and Violence in Mexico
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The strategic decision by Mexican drug cartels to assassinate local government officials and politicians in the past 15 years has been surprising, to say the least. Since the 1990s cartels understood that their success depended on remaining out of the spotlight, a position from which they could co-opt government authorities…
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Why Are Mexican Political Candidates Getting Killed?
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The 2018 elections were not only the largest in Mexico’s history, but also the most violent. From September 2017 to June 2018, 48 political candidates were killed during their campaigns. Was this violence politically motivated? A consequence of the criminal activity of the drug cartels? Was it a combination of…
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Las consecuencias de la militarización de la seguridad pública en la fortaleza del Estado mexicano
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En diversos países de América Latina, las Organizaciones Traficantes de Drogas (OTDs) representan una gran amenaza porque desestabilizan y desafían las capacidades del Estado. En la literatura especializada, la capacidad del Estado se define como la habilidad para ejercer el control sobre un territorio determinado y regular así sus relaciones…
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Freedom of Information in Mexico: Not So Free
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The Freedom of Information Act in Mexico—also known as FOIA—provides a process for citizens to gain access to information about the way their society is working. Ideally, these requests are fulfilled without regard to the political power of the person making them, and thereby serve to increase transparency in governance.…
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Does Economic Growth Help or Hinder Poverty Alleviation? A Case Study From Mexico
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The uneven distribution of globalization-driven economic growth has led researchers to question whether growth actually decreases poverty and inequality. They have tried to answer questions such as: Does growth affect poverty at all? Is growth sufficient to reduce poverty? What conditions must exist for the growth of a country to be pro-poor?…
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Islas sustentables: cómo transitar de los combustibles fósiles a las energías renovables
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A diferencia de lo que sucede en la política, en el ámbito científico hay consenso sobre la existencia del cambio climático como consecuencia de la acción humana. En particular, las islas son más propensas a sufrir los efectos del aumento en la temperatura terrestre, y actualmente 11% de la población…
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Trastornos de salud mental son más frecuentes de lo que se piensa
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En México, del total del presupuesto asignado a la salud, aproximadamente el 2% esta destinado a la salud mental y, de ese porcentaje, 80% es asignado a hospitales que proveen servicios de nivel altamente especializado (servicios terciarios o de tercer nivel). Como resultado, éstos hospitales casi exclusivamente atienden a pacientes…
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The Unintended Consequences of Border Patrol: How US Immigration Policy Backfired
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New research suggests that the policies of border security have ultimately backfired, leading to an increase in the number of undocumented immigrants.
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Saving the Forests and Reducing Poverty: Too Good to Be True?
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A program evaluation of Mexico’s PSAH shows the program’s effectiveness in achieving its environmental goals, but the same does not apply to achieving expected socioeconomic results.