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New Atlanticist
Jul 23, 2025
A terrorist designation should only be the start in weakening Mexican cartels
By
Aaron Kolleda
The Trump administration’s designation of several Mexican drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations must be followed by actions that meaningfully weaken those groups.
Infographic
Jul 1, 2025
Economic pulse of the Americas: Five years into the USMCA, US trade shifts closer to home
By
the Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center
With the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) marking its five-year anniversary, has the agreement made US trade more secure? This infographic breaks down how US trade patterns have evolved under the agreement—highlighting where progress has been made, which sectors are driving change, and what’s at stake ahead of the 2026 scheduled review.
New Atlanticist
Mar 11, 2025
Mexico’s new electricity law could boost the country’s energy sector. But big questions remain.
By
David L. Goldwyn and César Emiliano Hernández Ochoa
President Claudia Sheinbaum is taking a practical, technocratic approach to Mexico’s longstanding underinvestment in electricity generation, transmission, and distribution. But there are several ways that her current plans could fall short.
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