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Mexico's Federal Judicial Council (CJF) voted to resume work activities starting on Sept. 23, following nearly a month of strikes and protests to oppose a government-backed judicial reform, El Universal reported Sept. 18. 

Mexico: End of Judicial Workers' Strike Indicates Declining Unrest Risks

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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott declared the Venezuelan criminal group Tren de Aragua a foreign terrorist group, increasing government resources for combatting the group and penalties against members, The Texas Tribune reported on Sept. 16.

U.S.: Texas Governor Declares Tren de Aragua a Terrorist Group

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador signed into law a controversial judicial reform amid the country's Independence Day celebrations, with President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum signing the decree as a witness, El Economista reported on Sept. 15.

Mexico: Outgoing President Enacts Controversial Judicial Reform

Mexican senators approved a constitutional judicial reform that will restructure the country's judicial branch, including providing for the election of judges by popular vote, El Pais reported Sept. 11.

Mexico: Senate Approves Judicial Reform Despite Protesters Storming Building

Canada

Outgoing President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador announced a "pause" on Mexico's diplomatic relations with the U.S. and Canadian Embassies after these countries' top diplomats criticized his judicial reform proposal, Reuters reported on Aug. 27. 

Mexico, Canada, U.S.: Mexican Diplomatic 'Pause' With U.S., Canadian Embassies Unlikely to Disrupt Businesses 

Energy

Mexican President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum appointed Victor Rodriguez, an academic focused on energy economics, as the next head of state-owned oil and gas company Pemex, El Pais reported on Aug. 26.

Mexico: Sheinbaum To Maintain Energy Nationalism While Aiming To Reduce Pemex's Debt

U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Ken Salazar said on July 23 that the number of migrants arrested for illegally crossing into the United States from Mexico dropped to around 1,500 on July 22, the lowest daily figure since 2018, La Jornada reported on July 24.

U.S., Mexico: Migrant Arrests at U.S.-Mexico Border Drop to Lowest Level in Six Years

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In a July 10 presidential proclamation, U.S. President Joe Biden announced new 25% tariffs on steel entering the United States through Mexico that was not melted and poured in North America, as well as 10% tariffs on aluminum imported from Mexico that contained primary smelt from Belarus, China, Iran or Russia.

U.S.: New National Security Tariffs Target Chinese Steel, Aluminum Imports From Mexico

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A special session of the U.N. General Assembly is held on the Palestinian bid for full membership to the United Nations at the U.N. headquarters in New York City on May 10, 2024.

Israel-Hamas Conflict

A look at what the coming week will bring -- and a list of recommended RANE articles from the week that was.

The Weekly Rundown: Mexico Ratifies a Controversial Judicial Reform, the U.N. Votes on a Palestinian Resolution

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The Mexican Senate building in December 2019 in Mexico City. The Mexican Senate will begin considering a controversial judicial reform Sept. 8 that it plans to vote on by Sept. 11.

The Weekly Rundown: Judicial Reform in Mexico, An EU Competitiveness Report

Judicial workers on indefinite strike in front of the Federal Judicial Branch on Aug. 19 in Mexico City. Mexico's government is likely to pass several constitutional reforms by September that will likely reduce judicial independence, increase government control over the economy and harm the business environment in the long term.

Mexico's government is likely to pass several constitutional reforms by September that will likely reduce judicial independence, increase government control over the economy and harm the business environment in the long term.

What Judicial Reform Means for Mexico's Business Environment

Mexican President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum celebrates the results of the country's general election in Mexico City, Mexico, on June 3, 2024. 

President-elect Sheinbaum's pledge to enact her predecessor's sweeping institutional and judiciary reforms could spook foreign investors at a time when Mexico stands to benefit from global supply chain restructuring.

Assessing Mexico's Post-Election Economic Outlook

The front pages of Mexican newspapers showing the news of the capture of cartel leader Ismael ''El Mayo'' Zambada are seen in Mexico City, Mexico, on July 26, 2024. 

On top of spurring retaliatory violence in the weeks ahead, the arrests of El Chapo's son and a major Sinaloa Cartel leader could alter Mexico's criminal landscape by weakening one of the country's most powerful cartels.

In Mexico, What To Expect Following the Arrests of Two Major Drug Lords

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Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump on June 22 in Philadelphia. Should Trump return to the White House in 2025, a second term would see him target China, Mexico, Vietnam and the European Union to varying degrees.

Global Elections

Should former President Donald Trump return to the White House in 2025, a second term would see him target China, Mexico, Vietnam and the European Union to varying degrees.

What a Second Trump Term Could Mean for Global Trade: Who Trump Would Tariff, and How They Would Respond

Should former President Donald Trump return to the White House in 2025, a second term would see higher tariffs on imports, new trade wars, greater U.S. inflation and accelerated global supply chain diversification.

What a Second Trump Term Could Mean for Global Trade: Trump's Trade Priorities

Mexico's President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum gives a speech after the first results released by the election authorities show that she is leading the polls by a wide margin on June 3, 2024, in Mexico City, Mexico. 

Environment, Science & Technology

Science & Technology

As president, Sheinbaum will largely maintain Lopez Obrador's domestic policies, but pending legislative results could set the stage for controversial constitutional reforms. 

Morena Sweeps Mexico's General Election, Portending Policy Continuity and Possible Constitutional Reforms

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A rally for Morena party candidate Claudia Sheinbaum on May 29 in Mexico City's Zocalo.

The Weekly Rundown: South Africa's ANC Faces a Reckoning, Mexican Voters Select a New President

Mexico's June 2 presidential election will pit former Mexico City mayor Claudia Sheinbaum from the ruling Morena party against leading opposition candidate Xochitl Galvez.

2024 Elections: Mexico

Ecuador

Police guard stand outside the Mexican embassy in Quito, Ecuador, on April 8, 2024. 

President Noboa likely hoped the raid would show his commitment to combatting corruption, but it has only left his government with more enemies at home and abroad.

Ecuador's Raid on the Mexican Embassy Risks Backfiring on Its President

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What should we watch ahead of Mexico's elections?

Essential Geopolitics: Mexico Elections Primer

Mexico is defined by dramatic geographic features that have shaped the country's politics. Forming the southern portion of North America, Mexico borders the tropical Central American isthmus, a broad band that defines Mexico's northern border with the United States. To the east and west, the Sierra Madre Occidental and the Sierra Madre Oriental dominate the Pacific and the Caribbean coasts, forming highlands that cradle of the modern heart of Mexico. The desolate Baja California peninsula shields approaches from the western sea. To the east, the tropical limestone outcropping named the Yucatán peninsula dominates entry from the Caribbean into the Gulf of Mexico. Mexico's central valley, which includes Mexico City and the adjacent Veracruz region, form Mexico's core.     To control Mexico City is to control Mexico, and the greatest conventional threats to Mexico City have traditionally come from the deepwater Port city of Veracruz. Since the 16th century, Spain, France and the United States &mdash; not to mention numerous mutinous factions of the Mexican military &mdash; have used Veracruz to threaten and even conquer what is now Mexico City. Mexico's mountains and frontier territories are traditional hotbeds of unrest. From the rebels of Chihuahua to the drug kingpins of Tierra Caliente and Sinaloa, the historical and ongoing challenge for Mexico is to subdue and incorporate far-flung, geographically-isolated communities. The modern expression of this struggle can be seen in today's war with drug trafficking organizations, but it is a pattern that has been repeated throughout history and has been shaped by Mexico's physical geography. 

SITUATION REPORTS

Mexico: End of Judicial Workers' Strike Indicates Declining Unrest Risks

U.S.: Texas Governor Declares Tren de Aragua a Terrorist Group

Mexico: Outgoing President Enacts Controversial Judicial Reform

Mexico: Senate Approves Judicial Reform Despite Protesters Storming Building

Mexico, Canada, U.S.: Mexican Diplomatic 'Pause' With U.S., Canadian Embassies Unlikely to Disrupt Businesses

Mexico: Sheinbaum To Maintain Energy Nationalism While Aiming To Reduce Pemex's Debt

U.S., Mexico: Migrant Arrests at U.S.-Mexico Border Drop to Lowest Level in Six Years

U.S.: New National Security Tariffs Target Chinese Steel, Aluminum Imports From Mexico

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