At a time when several national oil companies and international oil companies are reducing their exposure to refining, many may question Pemex’s purchase of an oil refinery near Houston. But the acquisition is strategic in many respects. Continue Reading
Monday’s subway collapse in Mexico City points to the ongoing institutional weakness and corruption of the current administration, with deadly results for the country’s citizens. Continue Reading
2021 changes to Mexico’s Hydrocarbon Law are expressions of state power through legal reforms, and are exceptionally alarming. Continue Reading
If China’s dominance of rare earth element supplies is the global energy transition’s “elephant in the room,” then copper is the 800-pound gorilla. China’s push for outbound investment, with attendant strategic nuances, is a hallmark of emerging concerns about raw materials supply chains. Continue Reading
The Biden administration should reconsider his predecessor’s policies on Chinese scholars and students in the U.S., and rebuild a win-win academic and cultural exchange. Continue Reading
The Biden–López Obrador relationship has not been easy, and emerging trade issues are about to make it worse. Continue Reading
The current situation at the U.S.-Mexico border is neither a unique crisis nor the result (yet) of President Biden’s policy changes. Tony Payan explains why. Continue Reading