Live Now
Linkedin-in Youtube Facebook-f

Blogs

The Verification Border

Mexico Program Fellow Gilberto García-Vazquez examines how the binding constraint on North American integration has shifted from tariffs to verification, and what that means for the Juárez–El Paso corridor....
Gilberto García-Vazquez

The Shape of Dictatorship in Nicaragua: 2026

This briefing offers an overview of trends in Nicaragua. Specifically, it shows the impact of political radicalization on development, corruption, state capture, and public opinion. The piece points to the...
Manuel Orozco

Brazil’s Quiet Arms Ambition: How Brasília Builds Military Power Without Becoming a Military Power

Brazil has made impressive strides as an arms producer and exporter. In an increasingly turbulent world, it can be expected to try to build on them....
Bruna Santos
Richard M. Sanders

Understanding the Decline in Remittances to Mexico in 2025

A combination of factors led to an almost 5 percent decrease in remittances from the United States to Mexico in 2025; this decline, worth more than US$3 billion, affected close...
Manuel Orozco
Rebecca Khoury

The Surprising Factors Behind the Decline in the Fentanyl Epidemic

Since returning to the White House in 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump has put the fentanyl crisis at the center of U.S. policy toward Latin America....
Mary Beth Sheridan

Regional Competitiveness and Resilience through Integration of Digital and Physical SEZs (Special Economic Zones)

North American competitiveness and resilience to geopolitical and climate disruptions increasingly depend on whether the region can co-design and co-locate its digital and manufacturing supply chains, so they reinforce rather...
Vidya Mani

Between Moderation and Mistrust: Rethinking Polarization in Brazil and the United States

An analysis of new research from Brazil and the United States challenges the notion of deeply polarized electorates, arguing that democratic strain stems less from ideological extremism than from widespread...
Giulia Branco Spiess
Bruna Santos

Mexico’s Electoral Reform

President Sheinbaum has been unable to reform Mexico’s electoral code. She failed to pass a bill that sought to modify the proportional representation system and reduce public financing for political...
Luis Carlos Ugalde

Beyond USMCA: From Trade Integration to Joint Industrialization

The starting point for understanding the current moment in the U.S.–Mexico economic relationship is trade. Over the past three decades, bilateral exports have expanded at a pace that few regional...
Lila Abed
Pedro Casas Alatriste
Luis Foncerrada Pascal

The Inter-American Dialogue MEXICO Program

SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER / SUSCRÍBASE A NUESTRO BOLETÍN:

* indicates required

The Inter-American Dialogue BRAZIL Program

SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER / SUSCRÍBASE A NUESTRO BOLETÍN:

* indicates required

Subscribe To
Latin America Advisors

* indicates required field

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

The Inter-American Dialogue Education Program

SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER / SUSCRÍBASE A NUESTRO BOLETÍN:

* indicates required

Border Map

The Verification Border