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Over the last several decades, governments have collectively pledged to slow global warming. But despite intensified diplomacy, the world is already facing the consequences of climate…
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December 21, 2023
United States
These Eight Charts Show Why Fentanyl Is a Huge Foreign Policy Problem
Overdoses involving fentanyl and other synthetic opioids are the leading cause of death among young Americans and a threat to U.S. public health, the economy, and national security. Combating the epi…
July 7, 2022
Middle East and North Africa
Biden’s Middle East Trip, Meeting With AMLO, and More
U.S. President Joe Biden visits Israel, the West Bank, and Saudi Arabia and prepares for a meeting with Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador. Meanwhile, the United Kingdom reacts to the resi…
August 9, 2023
Latin America
A Ticking Clock for Latin America’s Nearshoring Opportunity
The window is still open for the region to benefit from the supply chain reshuffle—but not for much longer.
November 20, 2023
Colombia
Petro's Total Peace Strategy Faces Challenges, Plus USMCA Brings Judgments But Not Punishments
Petro’s Total Peace strategy faces its greatest obstacle yet; USMCA brings judgments, even as countries delay enforcement
April 13, 2023
Diamonstein-Spielvogel Project on the Future of Democracy
Back to the Future in U.S.-Mexican Relations
After decades of democratic progress, human rights and the rule of law in Mexico are under siege. It would be a grave error for the United States to believe that its only interests in Mexico are trad…
October 25, 2021
Latin America
Mexico’s Energy Grid Risks Fading to Black
President Lopez Obrador’s plan to renationalize electricity generation will make it more expensive, dirtier and less reliable and jeopardize the inclusive economic growth he says he wants.
March 11, 2024
Mexico
CFR Fellows' Book Launch Series: From Peril to Partnership by Paul J. Angelo
In From Peril to Partnership, using case studies of Colombia and Mexico, Paul Angelo evaluates the efficacy of U.S. security assistance and the necessary conditions and stakeholders in partner nation…
