The Inter-American Dialogue’s work in North America examines opportunities and challenges facing the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Issues include energy, security, economics and trade, and international relations.
On May 2, 2024, the Dialogue’s Rule of Law Program, the Stanford Law School’s Rule of Law Impact Lab, and the Mexican Bar Association released a report analyzing the constitutional reform proposals presented by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador to the Mexican Congress in February 2024. The report concludes that the proposals directed at the federal judiciary constitute a direct threat to judicial independence.
A Latin America Advisor Q&A featuring experts’ views on the USCMA review.
The Inter-American Dialogue mourns the loss of Bob Graham, who passed away on April 16, 2024 at the age of 87. Bob Graham was governor of Florida from 1979 to 1987 and served 18 years in the US Senate as a representative of the state. Graham began his career in public service in 1966, when he was elected to the Florida House of Representatives. He served two terms in the House before running for the state’s Senate and eventually governor.
[There is a] remarkable growth [of sophisticated manufacturing by Chinese companies in Mexico].
To Ortega, the relationship with China is akin to Castro's ties to the Soviet Union in the 1960s. Unfortunately for Ortega, times have changed, and China [is hanging by a thread] when it comes to unnecessarily provok[ing] the United States over a country like Nicaragua.
