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2025 Rio Bravo Congressional Fellowship

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New Atlanticist

Jan 13, 2020

Trump’s bilateral trade deals are undermining the global trading system

By Hung Tran

Overall, the three early 2020 agreements have started to transform the multilateral rule-based system into a largely bilaterally managed, outcome-based system. RTAs and their new practices accelerate the fragmentation of the world trading system into numerous trading zones with different overlapping memberships and trade coverage, tariffs, quotas, and quantitative trade targets, plus other rules such as local content and country of origin requirements as well as dispute settlement processes.

China European Union

Event Recap

Dec 13, 2019

Conference call: US-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) deal reached

By Frederico Froes and Pablo Reynoso

On December 12, the Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center and Baker McKenzie held a conference call to discuss the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) deal, its implications, and the road ahead.

Americas Economy & Business

New Atlanticist

Dec 11, 2019

With bipartisan support, USMCA “can stand the test of time”

By Jasper Gilardi

“It is absolutely crucial for USMCA to be ratified with bipartisan support, and hopefully by including the Democrats in the process it will be an agreement that will serve the interest of all three countries for years to come," said Jason Marczak, director of the Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center.

Mexico Trade and tariffs

In the News

Nov 6, 2019

Marczak joins BBC World News to discuss violence in Mexico

By Atlantic Council

Conflict Crisis Management

Events

Oct 28, 2019

Unleashing US-Mexico opportunities: Featuring H.E. Arturo Herrera, Mexico’s secretary of finance

By Frederico Froes

With one of the lowest public investment rates in Latin America, Mexico has experienced slower growth than its regional economic peers at 2.9 percent, as well as striking developmental disparities between different states.

International Markets Mexico

New Atlanticist

Oct 25, 2019

Transport infrastructure in southern Mexico and Guatemala: A step toward development

By María Fernanda Pérez Arguello & Pablo Reynoso Brito

Transport infrastructure development in Southern Mexico and Guatemala can boost local economic development and reduce migration by creating local economic opportunities for citizens.

Mexico Migration

New Atlanticist

Oct 18, 2019

Ratified USMCA key to unlocking Mexican growth

By David A. Wemer

The United States-Mexico-Canada trade agreement (USMCA) will “clearly be an incredible boost” to the Mexican economy at a time when global trade uncertainty threatens to dampen growth prospects around the world, Mexican Secretary of Finance Arturo Herrera said at the Atlantic Council on October 18.

Economy & Business International Markets

Op-Ed

Sep 16, 2019

Maria Fernanda Perez Arguello in The Hill: US-Mexico-Canada trade pact: A necessity in fragile global economy

By María Fernanda Bozmoski

Mexico Trade and tariffs

Past events

Sep 4, 2019

A new day for Mexico? AMLO’s first Informe de Gobierno

By Pablo Reynoso

Conference call On September 4, the Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center hosted a conference call to analyze Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s (AMLO) government address after his first nine months in office. Speakers included Reynaldo Vizcarra-Mendez, Partner at Baker & McKenzie Abogados S.C.; Rodrigo Gallegos, Advisor at De la Calle, Madrazo, Madrid; and Valeria Moy, Nonresident […]

Economy & Business English
Rally against USMCA

New Atlanticist

Aug 12, 2019

Back to the future on trade with the USMCA

By Mark Linscott

just like today, House Democrats in 2007 sought changes to pending agreements in their provisions on labor, environment, and intellectual property protections for pharmaceutical products.

Mexico Trade and tariffs
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Experts

Fellow

Brenda Estefan

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center

Economy & Business Latin America

Millennium fellow

Cynthia López Castro

Elected Member, Mexican Senate

Millennium Leadership Program

Americas Education
Ana Arriagada

Staff

Ana Arriagada

Assistant Director, Latin America

Digital Forensic Research Lab

Brazil Civil Society

Advisory Council member

Martha Bárcena

Former Ambassador of Mexico to the United States

Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center

Climate Change & Climate Action Economy & Business

Staff

María Fernanda Bozmoski

Director, Impact and Operations and Lead for Central America

Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center

Northern Triangle

Fellow

David L. Goldwyn

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center Global Energy Center

Caribbean Climate Change & Climate Action
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