The Globalist

The story of an Olympic competitor from Mexico shows the struggle against gender-based prejudice in sport.

The populist leader is still strong but may have to give up his goal of constitutional reform.

An official apology by Mexico’s President for the 1911 Torreon massacre of Chinese immigrants highlights China’s increasing clout in Mexico.

How the U.S. handles the U.S.-Mexican border will say much about its character as a nation.

How COVID 19 highlights blatant levels of social and economic inequality in the United States and Mexico.

Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro isn’t the only powerful politician in Latin America who is challenging fate with his management style for the pandemic.

It can feel very rewarding emotionally to blame Mexicans (and other foreigners) for one’s economic plight. It is far less satisfying to yell at robots.

The Trump trade deal with Mexico is, in a smaller way for now, another of those rare Nixon in China moments. It has the potential to alter the arc of contemporary history.

Far from strengthening the U.S. economy, Trump’s punitive tariffs destroy global supply chains.

Russia is home to a million more immigrants than its large emigrant diaspora.