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New Atlanticist

Jun 28, 2016

NAFTA Seen Key to Preserving US-Mexico Relationship

By Mitch Hulse

It would be a disaster to cut trade relations with Mexico, three former US officials said at the Atlantic Council on June 27. Donald Trump, the Republican Party’s presumptive presidential nominee, has pledged to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), which enables trade between the United States, Canada, and Mexico. In a speech […]

Colombia Economy & Business

In the News

Jun 28, 2016

Marczak in The Huffington Post: Look South: The Real Mexico Story

By Jason Marczak

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Mexico

In the News

Jun 28, 2016

Franco Quoted by Open Canada on Corruption in Mexico

By Arturo Franco

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Mexico

In the News

Jun 15, 2016

Schechter Quoted by CNBC on the United States-Mexico Relationship

By Peter Schecter

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Mexico

In the News

Jun 6, 2016

Franco Quoted by The Guardian on PAN Strategy in Mexican State Elections

By Arturo Franco

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Mexico

Report

May 25, 2016

Pacific Alliance 2.0: Next Steps in Integration

By Jason Marczak and Samuel George, with María Fernanda Pérez Argüello, Andrea Saldarriaga Jiménez

The Pacific Alliance–an innovative pact among Chile, Colombia, Mexico, and Peru–has unprecedented opportunity to capitalize on political changes in Brazil and Argentina and move the region into a new era of regional integration. A new publication by the Atlantic Council’s Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center and the Bertelsmann Foundation, released just weeks ahead of the […]

Mexico

In the News

Apr 28, 2016

Schechter Quoted by the Associated Press on Donald Trump’s Foreign Policy Strategy Toward Latin America

By Peter Schechter

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Elections Latin America

In the News

Apr 19, 2016

Franco in Latin Trade: Innovation, South of the Border

By Arturo Franco

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Mexico

Report

Apr 5, 2016

An Innovator’s Journey: The Makings of Mexico’s Knowledge Economy

By Arturo Franco

A new report by the Atlantic Council’s Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center highlights Mexico’s rarely-told story: a growing global hub for innovation. The paper shows a different side to Mexico, one that is not reflected in the divisive rhetoric on the bilateral relationship emanating from the United States. Instead, a deeper relationship with the new […]

Mexico

In the News

Apr 4, 2016

Schechter Quoted by Forbes on Innovation in Mexico

By Peter Schechter

This article details the rise of small and medium sized businesses and innovative start-ups by Mexican entrepreneurs. Businesses that create more knowledge or skills-intensive jobs within Mexico are helping to wean the country off its traditional reliance on exporting commodities, oil and gas, and cheap labor (via remittances) for economic growth.

Mexico

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