The magazine that analyzes the power of Mexican municipalities in the economy, governance and Mexico's relationship with the world.

Public safety is often discussed as if it were a distant responsibility: the federal government’s, the armed forces’, prosecutors’, or state police departments’. But for citizens going to work, waiting for public transportation, opening a business, crossing a plaza, or letting children walk to school, safety is not measured in national speeches. It is measured in the municipality. That is the first mistake many local governments make: assuming violence is too large to be addr

The water crisis is no longer a problem of pipes alone: it now defines which municipalities can attract investment, organize housing, protect public health and remain viable. Water Has Entered the Municipal Balance Sheet A municipality can inaugurate streets, announce investment, approve new subdivisions and boast about urban growth. But if it cannot guarantee water, every other promise becomes fragile. The water crisis is no longer a technical matter hidden inside local util

Mexico talks about the 2026 World Cup as a sports celebration. Municipalities should see it as something more demanding: a test of institutional capacity. The tournament will not only test whether the country can host matches. It will test whether its cities can operate under pressure. A World Cup does not happen only inside a stadium. It happens in streets, airports, avenues, hotels, restaurants, historic districts, transit systems, police operations, cleaning services and p

The Plan Mexico will not be measured by the decrees signed by the President. It will be measured by the permits municipalities are able to unlock. That is the uncomfortable truth. President Claudia Sheinbaum presented this week a strategy to accelerate investment, simplify procedures and provide greater certainty to productive capital. The official message is clear: Mexico wants to move faster. It wants to attract investment. It wants to organize industrial relocation. It

Mexico does not only have a port problem. It has a territorial power problem. It exports like a powerhouse, but still manages part of its logistics as if it were paperwork. That is the contradiction. While global supply chains are being reordered by costs, security, water, energy, technology, and delivery times, Mexico continues to postpone an uncomfortable question: does it want to be only a country that sells a lot, or a nation capable of governing the route through which

In many Mexican municipalities, opening a business does not begin with an investment plan. It begins with an unwritten question, who needs to be convinced for the process to move forward? That is the wound. Local corruption does not always appear as a major scandal. Sometimes it disguises itself as an additional requirement, a stalled file, an ambiguous inspection, a permit that “can be expedited,” a counter that never says no, but never allows progress either. Mexico w

México no necesita otra generación de diagnósticos impecables. Necesita convertir la visión estratégica en decisiones económicas, acuerdos institucionales y resultados medibles. Esa fue la tensión subyacente que dejó el Foro México Factible, celebrado el jueves 23 de abril de 2026, en la Cámara de Diputados en San Lázaro, dentro del Auditorio Aurora Jiménez. El evento se presentó como un puente entre la visión estratégica y la acción económica, pero su valor no radicó solo en

Security, water, mobility, and digital government: the decisions that will test its capacity for metropolitan governance Naucalpan no longer has room to think of itself as a municipality that merely manages problems. Because of its location, urban density, economic weight, and connection to the country’s capital, it is a decisive piece of the metropolitan puzzle. And for that very reason, its challenge is no small one: to prove that it can govern complexity, not just react

For years in Mexico, trade agreements were seen as the domain of foreign ministries, federal agencies, and large corporations. That idea has expired. Today, in a context of slower global growth, reconfigured supply chains, and contested trade rules, the real battleground lies in territory: ports, border crossings, industrial parks, inland customs, digital networks, water, energy, and local execution capacity. The World Trade Organization projects global merchandise trade grow

In the race to attract investment, tourism, talent, and value chains, it is no longer enough to have industrial parks, corporate offices, or an export-oriented economy. The new frontier of urban power lies on the runway. Mexican cities that manage to turn their airport into an extension of their economic strategy will be the ones best positioned to negotiate with North America, connect with Europe, and gain relevance against Asia, South America, and emerging markets. Today, a