Several social media accounts with the same name, the image of the pirate flag from the manga “One Piece,” and tensions with the government of President Claudia Sheinbaum surround the Generation Z youth movement in Mexico. Lacking clear leadership, they share a common thread: they demand security in Mexico and reject political corruption. And they […]

Mexico is now the world’s top buyer of U.S. goods, according to data released Wednesday by the U.S. government, surpassing Canada for the first time in nearly 30 years. The data highlighted how Mexico and the United States, despite periodic political tensions, have become deeply intertwined in business and how much the makeup of global […]

A few months ago, I admitted in print that I hadn’t voted for President Claudia Sheinbaum or her party, but, quite unexpectedly, I was moved by the promise of her first months in office. There was something genuinely hopeful about the way she handled proposals from Washington, how she and the federal security minister, Omar […]

The decline in economic activity from July to September was driven by the contraction of the industrial sector, which also saw a 2.7 percent year-on-year decline. This performance could not be offset by the combined impact of primary activities, including agriculture, fishing, and livestock, nor by tertiary activities, such as commerce and services. To understand […]

In the United States, these claims have been picked up by some digital media outlets and commentators from the Trumpian MAGA movement, such as Steve Bannon and Alex Jones, both known for spreading misinformation, to denounce Mexico’s supposed transformation into a “narco-terrorist state.” In a context where the United States has declared war precisely on […]