President López Obrador and his MORENA party lost significant ground in Mexico’s June 6 midterm elections. The potential damage to the binational relationship caused by a more fragmented congressional environment in Mexico, with a president unwilling to negotiate with the opposition, cannot be underestimated. Continue Reading
At a time when several national oil companies and international oil companies are reducing their exposure to refining, many may question Pemex’s purchase of an oil refinery near Houston. But the acquisition is strategic in many respects. Continue Reading
Monday’s subway collapse in Mexico City points to the ongoing institutional weakness and corruption of the current administration, with deadly results for the country’s citizens. Continue Reading
2021 changes to Mexico’s Hydrocarbon Law are expressions of state power through legal reforms, and are exceptionally alarming. Continue Reading
The Biden–López Obrador relationship has not been easy, and emerging trade issues are about to make it worse. Continue Reading
The current situation at the U.S.-Mexico border is neither a unique crisis nor the result (yet) of President Biden’s policy changes. Tony Payan explains why. Continue Reading
The virtual meeting this week between President Joe Biden and Mexico’s President Andrés Manuel López Obrador replayed many of the same themes that have long cut through the binational relationship. There is much to be done, and Mexico will have to do the heavy lifting when it comes to almost every single item on the table. Continue Reading