Analysis

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How Much Has López Obrador Accomplished?

A Latin America Advisor Q&A featuring experts’ views on the legacy of Mexico’s president.

Arturo Sarukhan, Lila Abed, Omar García-Ponce, Rodrigo Abud, Alejandro Diaz Dominguez

Latin America Advisor ˙

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Why Is Mexico Lagging Behind in Attracting FDI?

A Latin America Advisor Q&A featuring experts’ views on foreign direct investment in Mexico.

Arturo Sarukhan, Lucinda Vargas, Diego Marroquín Bitar, Arnulfo Rodríguez

Latin America Advisor ˙

Photo of Enrique Pena Nieto, Donald Trump and Justin Trudeau signing the USMCA.

How Well Is the USMCA Working After Three Years?

A Latin America Advisor Q&A featuring experts’ views on the three-year anniversary of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, or USMCA.

Arturo Sarukhan, Beatrice Rangel, Molly McCoy, Dan Ciuriak, Jon E. Huenemann

Latin America Advisor ˙

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How Is the Opioid Crisis Affecting U.S.-Mexico Ties?

A Latin America Advisor Q&A featuring experts’ views on the rising political tension between the United States and Mexico over the fentanyl crisis.

Arturo Sarukhan, Vanda Felbab-Brown, Stephanie Brewer, Earl Anthony Wayne, Gary J. Hale, Arantza Alonso

Latin America Advisor ˙

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Was This Year’s ‘Three Amigos’ Summit a Success?

A Latin America Advisor Q&A featuring experts’ views on the recent North American Leaders’ Summit with U.S. President Joe Biden, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

Tara Hariharan, Nicolás Mariscal, Arturo Sarukhan, Andrés Rozental, Jean Daudelin, José Antonio Muñoz, Duane Bratt

Latin America Advisor ˙

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Are South America’s Leftists Willing to Work With the U.S.?

A Latin America Advisor Q&A featuring experts’ viewpoints on U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s recent trip to South America.

Arturo Sarukhan, Maria Velez de Berliner, David Castrillón-Kerrigan, Francisco E. González, Christine Sixta Rinehart

Latin America Advisor ˙

Mexican President Andrés Manuel Lopez Obrador, U.S. President Joe Biden and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met last week in Washington. // Photo: Mexican Government.

Did North America’s Three Amigos Make Significant Progress?

A Latin America Advisor Q&A featuring experts’ viewpoints on the Three Amigos Summit between the United States, Mexico and Canada.

Arturo Sarukhan, Michael C. Camuñez, Roberta Lajous, Carlo Dade, Amanda Mattingly

Latin America Advisor ˙

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Has the Mérida Initiative Failed the U.S. and Mexico?

A Latin America Advisor Q&A featuring experts’ views on the Mérida Initiative and U.S.-Mexico security cooperation.

Roberta Jacobson, Arturo Sarukhan, Laura Carlsen, Raúl Benítez Manaut, Rubén Olmos Rodríguez

Latin America Advisor ˙

Donald Trump and Joe Biden (L-R) pictured in their first debate Sept. 29 in Cleveland.

How Do Latin Americans View the U.S. Election?

A Latin America Advisor Q&A featuring experts’ viewpoints on the 2020 U.S. presidential election between Donald Trump and Joe BIden.

Carolina Goic, Arturo Sarukhan, Betilde Muñoz-Pogossian, Diego Arria, Rubens Barbosa

Latin America Advisor ˙

Two Mexican states recently banned the sale of sweetened drinks and high-calorie packaged foods to minors. // File Photo: Amada Shepherd via Unsplash.com.

Will Banning High-Calorie Foods Make Mexicans Healthier?

A Latin America Advisor Q&A featuring experts’ viewpoints on curbing so-called lifestyle diseases such as obesity and diabetes in Mexico.

Arturo Sarukhan, Andrew Rudman, Nicolás Mariscal, Rafael Pérez-Escamilla, Santiago López, Núria Homedes, Arachu Castro

Latin America Advisor ˙

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Member in the News: Arturo Sarukhan

Member Arturo Sarukhan was named the 2020 Alumni Award recipient at Johns Hopkins SAIS for Distinguished Government Service.

Arturo Sarukhan

Member in the News ˙

In his first foreign trip as Mexico’s president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador arrived Tuesday in Washington and meets today with U.S. President Donald Trump. // File Photo: Mexican Government.

What Will AMLO Gain From His Visit to the White House?

A Latin America Advisor Q&A featuring experts’ takes on Mexican President López Obrador’s first trip abroad since taking office, to Washington.

Arturo Sarukhan, Martha Bárcena, Laura Carlsen, Earl Anthony Wayne, Laura Carlsen

Latin America Advisor ˙

Primary wins in three states brought former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden (L) closer to clinching his party’s nomination in the presidential race. He and Sen. Bernie Sanders (R) are vying to unseat U.S. President Donald Trump. // File Photos: Biden Campaign, Sanders Campaign.

What Would a New U.S. Administration Mean for the Region?

How would a Democratic administration differ from a second Trump term with regard to foreign policy toward Latin America and the Caribbean?

Arturo Sarukhan, Rebecca Bill Chavez, Michelle DiGruttolo, Ray Walser, Marc Becker, Miyako Yerick, Danny Turkel, Todd Bensman

Latin America Advisor ˙

Is the USMCA Deal Doomed If Congress Fails to Ratify It?

How likely is the U.S. Congress to approve USMCA this year, and what sorts of complications would pushing its ratification into 2020 bring? How are political dynamics affecting the deal’s passage? If the trade pact is delayed further, to what extent will North America’s manufacturers suffer?

Jim Kolbe, Arturo Sarukhan, Michelle DiGruttolo, Tamara Kay, Miyako Yerick

Latin America Advisor ˙