U.S.-Mexico relations Archives

U.S.-Mexico relations

Organized Crime in Mexico and the Evolving Government Response

Evan Ellis | August 18, 2022

Despite some of AMLO’s actions effectively limit security cooperation with the U.S., such as the 2020 National Security Law, the U.S.-Mexico security ...
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Colombia Was Named a Major Non-NATO Ally: Now, it’s Mexico’s Turn

Joseph Bouchard | April 26, 2022

With the Biden administration enjoying a more productive relationship with the AMLO administration than its predecessor, now is the time for President ...
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AMLO’s threat to Latin American democracy

Greg Weeks | November 24, 2020

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) has defended his silence following the U.S. presidential election based on non-intervention, but his ...
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Will the U.S.-Latin American relationship actually change after elections?

Karina Velasco | October 29, 2020

While headlines are full of Trump vs Biden administration predictions regarding U.S.-Latin American relations, on many important issues Latin America may ...
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AMLO’s cautious foreign policy

Greg Weeks | February 15, 2019

AMLO’s foreign policy is far from the populist, anti-American rhetoric of his campaign and much of his political life. Nevertheless, his make-no-waves ...
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2019: Trends, risks and hard questions in Latin America

Evan Ellis | January 8, 2019

Unresolved challenges of organized crime, weak governance and extra-hemispheric actors threaten instability and to erode U.S. influence. It’s time for ...
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The many messages of AMLO’s first address to the nation

Victoria Gaytan | December 7, 2018

Unlike his victory speech, AMLO’s first address as President of Mexico was full of mixed messages, casting even more doubt over the country’s course for ...
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¿Vamos hacia un TLCAN bilateral?

Nicolás Albertoni and Victoria Gaytán | August 31, 2018

Tras un año de negociaciones, los Estados Unidos y México concluyeron la revisión del Tratado de Libre Comercio de América del Norte (TLCAN). Pero, ...
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Angry Mexico

Juan Carlos Hidalgo and Ian Vásquez | June 21, 2018

Instead of voting for a candidate with concrete policy proposals to improve a difficult situation, many Mexican voters seem to ready to say “screw the ...
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Just the Facts: Trump’s proposed 25% tariff on auto imports

Emiliano Segura | May 24, 2018

Leaving aside the fact that foreign automobiles are not a threat to national security, the administration’s new tariff threat will actually hurt U.S. auto ...
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