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Opinion: What would a regional utopia look like? Part 5

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Mexico doesn’t just want to be the U.S.’s cheap assembly shop; it wants to be the reliable, high-value enabler that attracts the full nearshoring wave. That requires growing the energy matrix, CEO of AmCham Pedro Casas writes.

Opinion: Seat 34B is not a foreign policy

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The videos of President Sheinbaum boarding a commercial flight are good storytelling. The problem is that good storytelling and good governance are not the same thing, and confusing the two has costs, María Meléndez writes.
Benecio del Toro in dark aviator sunglasses sitting in a car, in a scene from the film "Traffic."

The donkey, the street cart, the drug lord: The insidious media...

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While stereotypical speech or text about Mexico is often quickly called out these days, Charlotte Smith discusses how even well-intentioned portrayals of Mexico can fall prey to choosing reductive, clichéd images.
Xalapa, Veracruz

Coming home to Mexico

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The U.S. has a lot going for it, especially when it comes to the enormous variety in grocery stores. But Sarah DeVries loves coming home to Mexico even more.

Opinion: What would a regional utopia look like? Part 4

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We are leaving money, innovation and jobs on the table because we keep politicizing the issue of labor flows between Mexico and the United States. In his latest article, Pedro Casas of AmCham explains why we need efficient talent migration to compete as a region.
A robotic arm solders delicate electronics as an engineer looks on

If you know where to look, Mexico is changing quickly: A perspective from our...

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Between high-tech exports, shrinking family sizes and an increasingly positive economic outlook, Mexico's future is brighter than ever, CEO Travis Bembenek writes.
Four American and six Mexican border states form an economy worth roughly US $7 trillion: the third-largest on the planet.

Opinion: What would a regional utopia look like? Part 3

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For too long, the U.S.-Mexico border has been framed in mainstream media almost exclusively as a problem. That narrative misses the deeper truth, Pedro Casas writes.
huge dog at the mall

Help: The canine plague is now sweeping Mexico

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When did people forget common sense and decide to take their pets everywhere, whether other people are bothered by it or not? In Mexico, just now.
Pedro Casas explains why Mexico, the U.S. and Canada need a deliberate strategy that puts small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) at the center.

Opinion: What might a regional utopia look like? Part 2

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In this week's essay, CEO of the American Chamber of Commerce of Mexico Pedro Casas explains why the North American region needs a deliberate strategy that puts small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) at the center.
Looking at your watch

Rolling with the punches of informality in Mexico

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When you're raised on punctuality and certain kinds of formality, it's hard to adjust to living in a country where those things are always prioritized. Sometimes really hard.
Mexico's Business Advisory Council chief Altagracia Gómez speaks into a microphone

Are animal spirits returning to the business community in Mexico? A perspective from our CEO

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Is optimism returning to Mexico's business community? MND CEO Travis Bembenek thinks the famed animal spirits may finally be stirring.

Opinion: What might a regional utopia look like? Part 1

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CEO of the American Chamber of Commerce of Mexico Pedro Casas outlines the policies, institutions and strategic choices that could make North America more competitive, more productive — and ultimately more prosperous in this new weekly essay series.
Donald Trump

The rollercoaster relationship between Trump and Mexico

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Trump and his relationship with Mexico remains fascinating and, yes, a bit scary, as writer Sarah DeVries details.
A soldier displays seized handguns

The US and Mexico, growing together and growing apart: A perspective from our CEO

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From a historic drop in homicides to opposite bets on electric vehicles, Mexico News Daily's CEO breaks down where the U.S. and Mexico are converging — and where they're not.
Mexican soldiers hand out supplies in the wake of Hurricane John

Opinion: From rising seas to rising risks

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From Chihuahua to Chiapas, climate change threatens much of Mexico. A former U.S. climate security expert offers insight into how our changing world brings new challenges.
AI hand touching human hand

The time is now for Mexico to decide how much power AI will have

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AI might be error-filled and not actually profitable yet, but it's still coming. So now's the time for Mexico to figure out how much power it will have over people's lives.