Mexico Today

"Open banking is quickly revolutionizing global financial systems, including in Mexico where it has already started to reshape the country’s financial landscape" 👉 Op-Ed by @svanvelk mexicotoday.com/2023/12/11/opi…

"Whether Texas’ actions have succeeded in stemming migration at the border or not —& indications are they have not- the acts of this state have threatened to harm US international prestige" 👉 Op-Ed by @ArturoCastellaC via @CBI_USMexFound @usmexicofound mexicotoday.com/2023/11/27/opi…

"As temperatures continue to rise and droughts become more widespread, there is an urgent need for action on the U.S.-Mexico's transboundary aquifers" 👉 Op-Ed by @GabrielEckstein via @usmexicofound mexicotoday.com/2023/11/06/opi…

"In the context of authoritarianism, militarization doesn’t happen overnight. We don’t see military coups like those of earlier decades. It happens when elected authorities cede civilian roles and authorities to the military" 👉 Op-Ed by @JoyLeeOlson mexicotoday.com/2023/11/02/opi…

"If xylazine starts spreading through US drug use, we can see a further dramatic escalation of drug deaths from an already terrible baseline. Like fentanyl, xylazine is frequently mixed into other drugs without users knowing it" 👉 Op-Ed by @VFelbabBrown mexicotoday.com/2023/09/25/opi…

"Both cartels [Sinaloa & CJNG] have been actively seeking & expanding the latter and are engaged in a bipolar war with each across Mexico & through their affiliates and proxies across Latin America" 👉 Op-Ed by @VFelbabBrown mexicotoday.com/2023/09/08/opi…

"Too many citizens of the Americas are willing to relinquish their freedoms in exchange for what the authoritarians are offering. El Salvador is a case in point. 👉 Op-Ed by @JoyLeeOlson mexicotoday.com/2023/09/05/opi…

"In September, Mexico will link its real-time payment system to consumers’ phone numbers for the first time launching Dinero Móvil (DiMo), introducing near-frictionless instant transfers into Mexico’s financial system" 👉 Op-Ed by @svanvelk mexicotoday.com/2023/08/09/opi…

"When it serves China’s own interests, Beijing finds a way to act. China itself has come down hard at various times on Chinese chemical companies & traders supplying precursors to actors like the United Wa State Army in Myanmar" 👉 Op-Ed by @VFelbabBrown mexicotoday.com/2023/08/07/opi…

"I know that there are many US border officials who act with humanity toward migrants, but the scale of reported abuse & the lack of institutional response to hold abusers accountable tell us that there is a cultural problem" 👉 Op-Ed by @JoyLeeOlson mexicotoday.com/2023/07/31/opi…

"The success of the USMCA negotiation proved that even at their worst, diplomatic and trade relations between Mexico and the United States, can and always ought to be preserved and strengthened" 👉 Op-Ed by @JPCarrollDC1 mexicotoday.com/2023/07/27/opi…

"Even when drug labs are actually busted by Mexican authorities, little network dismantling & few meaningful drug prosecutions follow. Traffickers can thus easily recover from limited financial losses by erecting new drug labs" 👉 Op-Ed by @VFelbabBrown mexicotoday.com/2023/07/23/opi…

"Unless Mexico’s President López Obrador finds a way to improve security on highways & lower the risk of cargo truck hijacking, Mexico could scare away foreign executives & miss out on a potential boom of nearshoring investment" 👉 Op-Ed by Mark Vickers mexicotoday.com/2023/07/20/opi…

"It seems that Xóchitl Gálvez, a successful businesswoman from Hidalgo with indigenous roots may actually be able to give President AMLO's movement, MORENA, a run for its money" 👉 Op-Ed by @chilangagringa mexicotoday.com/2023/07/04/opi…

"Across the board, non-bank lenders in Mexico are being penalized by rating agencies and investors alike, as some of the biggest names announce restructurings and defaults" 👉 Op-Ed by @svanvelk mexicotoday.com/2023/07/03/opi…

"On June 26th, hope unexpectedly descended upon many Guatemalans in exile. The day before was election day in Guatemala. There were three top Presidential candidates, none likely to dramatically challenge the status quo" 👉 Op-Ed by @JoyLeeOlson mexicotoday.com/2023/06/28/opi…

"Attempting to address undocumented migration and the southern border, the US has contorted immigration policy into a pretzel. This has happened because almost everyone has given up on comprehensive immigration reform" 👉 Op-Ed by @JoyLeeOlson mexicotoday.com/2023/06/01/opi…

NEW! USMCA Insights: •USMCA Forward report published •25 USMCA/NAFTA disputes filed since July 2020 •Biotechnology, energy, labor •How to bolster North American supply chains 👉 Spotlight by @BrookingsGlobal mexicotoday.com/2023/05/03/spo…

"The word 'cartel' is thrown around so often that it has lost meaning & is not helpful in understanding or addressing the complex criminal organizations, drug distribution & financing systems...involved in the fentanyl trade" 👉 Op-Ed by @JoyLeeOlson mexicotoday.com/2023/04/25/opi…

"Mexico must get serious about enforcement against environmental crimes, including the protection of the vaquita. And it must ensure that corruption does not eviscerate its environmental protection accomplishments" 👉 Op-Ed by @VFelbabBrown mexicotoday.com/2023/04/16/opi…