Baker Institute’s Mexico 2024 Outlook

Each year, the Center for the U.S. and Mexico at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy surveys a number of experts for the annual Mexico Country Outlook. These experts are tasked with anticipating the opportunities and challenges in Mexico’s political, social, and business environments in …

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Escapism

Federico Reyes Heroles In memory of Sergio García Ramírez, an exceptional Mexican. Time is now counted in weeks. The end is an abyss, and it is approaching. He knows he has failed. Even though, at times, he may seem to live on another planet, he …

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AMLO defies the Constitution

Ricardo Pascoe Pierce AMLO’s absence in Queretaro on February 5 is a deliberate presidential challenge to the constitutional order that governs the country. With this gesture, the President of the Republic declares war on the legal and political system that obliges the country, society, and …

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AMLO, nervously, turns to the offensive

Ricardo Pascoe Pierce Things are not going well at the beginning of the decisive year for evaluating the 4T and AMLO as President. The crises in the government’s management are multiplying, and nervousness is taking over the National Palace. Despite having a generous budget approved …

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Mexico: Ten Political Risks for 2024

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This report analyzes the ten main risks that may affect the business environment anddemocratic governance of the country in 2024. The analysis is based on an originalmethodology from Integralia that assesses the potential impact and probability of occurrenceof each risk using quantitative and …

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In plain view: an illegitimate election.

Ricardo Pascoe Pierce AMLO’s public policies have paved the way for Mexico to an illegitimate election. It seems senseless for the President to take this path that disqualifies the presidential election he wants to win no matter what. We have previously related the signs of …

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Awakening

Federico Reyes Heroles It is easier to fool people than convince them they have been fooled.Mark Twain Days of wishes, of resolutions. The idea of an awakening is around. But it is not the natural act of coming out of sleep; many expect a national …

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