Pamela K. Starr explores how the Trump administration’s coercive trade, security, and migration policies are reshaping the century-old “Autonomy within Limits” accord, straining U.S.–Mexico relations but ultimately pointing toward a new, more restrictive balance of power.
Mexico’s position in the global trade realignment could be pivotal, opening a path toward a more sovereign and resilient economy. The same forces that exposed its vulnerabilities have also revealed its potential. As trade becomes more politicized and fragmented, success will depend not only on specialization but also on alignment—industrial, geographic, and strategic—with the emerging logic of regional economic security.
This article examines the role of family remittances in Central America, analyzing two dimensions of the flows—macroeconomic and household—identifying the links between these flows and development through finance, and offering recommendations to leverage these flows to mitigate shortcomings in the region’s economic growth.
A proposed 5 percent tax on remittances from non–U.S. citizens could increase financial risk, reduce formal transfers, and strain economic and diplomatic ties between the United States and remittance-dependent countries.
This briefing offers an overview of the money transfer industry in the US-Latin America and Caribbean landscape, followed by a review of some of the challenges in 2025.
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