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Mexico's Chamber of Deputies approved in a 353-122 vote a constitutional reform that increases the executive branch's control over state-owned energy companies, El Economista reported on Oct. 10. 

Mexico: Interventionist Energy Reform Advances in Congress

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The newly inaugurated administration of Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum will seek to strengthen the domestic manufacturing sector by asking U.S. vehicle and semiconductor producers and companies in the electronics and aerospace sectors to replace components made in China and Southeast Asia with parts from Mexico, The Wall Street Journal reported on Oct. 8.

Mexico: Government Hints at Import Substitution To Boost Investment Amid Supply Chain Derisking Efforts

Military & Security

New Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum announced a plan to combat organized crime by addressing its root causes, consolidating the National Guard, expanding intelligence and investigative capabilities, and improving coordination across government bodies, the Mexican government announced in a press release on Oct. 8.

Mexico: President Sheinbaum Announces New Security Strategy

Social Issues

On her second day in office, President Claudia Sheinbaum outlined 100 promises and unveiled that her first reform package would include bills to reduce gender violence and the pay gap, El Pais reported Oct. 3. 

Mexico: Sheinbaum and Morena Point to Women's and Workers' Rights As First Priorities

As Claudia Sheinbaum took office as Mexico's president, she defended an ongoing judicial reform, promised to focus on renewable energy, swore to keep economic cooperation with the United States and Canada, and said she would maintain the central bank's independence, El Pais reported on Oct. 1. 

Mexico: Sheinbaum Takes Office as President, Promising Broad Continuity

Canada

At a campaign event, former U.S. President and current Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump threatened to place 200% tariffs on John Deere equipment made in Mexico that was previously made in the United States, The Wall Street Journal reported on Sept. 23. 

U.S., Mexico: Trump Threatens Tariffs on John Deere for Moving Production to Mexico

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

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

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Supporters of the far-right Freedom Party of Austria (FPO) wave flags during an election rally in Vienna, Austria, on Sept. 27, 2024. 

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

The Weekly Rundown: Austrian Elections and a U.S. Port Workers Strike

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Join our analysts for this webcast recording exploring key topics identified in RANE's 2024 Fourth-Quarter Geopolitical Forecast.

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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.

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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.

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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. 

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

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: Interventionist Energy Reform Advances in Congress

Mexico: Government Hints at Import Substitution To Boost Investment Amid Supply Chain Derisking Efforts

Mexico: President Sheinbaum Announces New Security Strategy

Mexico: Sheinbaum and Morena Point to Women's and Workers' Rights As First Priorities

Mexico: Sheinbaum Takes Office as President, Promising Broad Continuity

U.S., Mexico: Trump Threatens Tariffs on John Deere for Moving Production to Mexico

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

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

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