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

Mexico trains engineers it cannot find, exports talent it cannot retain, and attracts investment it cannot scale. This is not a paradox—it is a structural failure. The country is not losing talent; it is failing to integrate it. In a global economy where the speed of connection defines value, Mexico continues to operate with disconnected pieces. The data is clear. According to the World Bank, Mexico maintains one of the highest rates of engineering graduates in Latin Americ

For years, scientific diplomacy was seen as a distant conversation among foreign ministries, universities, and multilateral organizations. Not anymore. In Mexico, that logic has begun to scale down and reach the ground where competitiveness is truly won or lost: cities and their local governments. The municipality that understands how to connect talent, research centers, technology companies, and international cooperation will not only attract academic prestige; it will attra

At a time when the global economy is reorganizing at an unprecedented pace, cities have ceased to be merely administrative centers and have become true nodes of economic, political, and strategic power. Today, development is no longer defined solely by national governments, but by the ability of municipalities, counties, and states to integrate into global networks of cooperation, competition, and innovation. In this context, Mexico faces a silent yet decisive crossroads: c

Full credit for the article and core ideas: Víctor Jesús Hernández Salinas. Editorial adaptation for interAlcaldes based on his text “The Paradox of Automation.” The great promise of automation was simple, produce more, decide faster, and reduce errors. But Víctor Jesús Hernández Salinas’ warning is more uncomfortable—and precisely for that reason, more valuable, the more we delegate critical functions to digital systems, the more fragile our institutions can become when te

There are territories that manage streets, permits, and public services. And there are others that, without being a country or even a state, end up functioning as showcases of economic, technological, and diplomatic power. Miguel Hidalgo belongs to that second category. Not only because of neighborhoods like Polanco, Chapultepec, Lomas, or the corporate corridor that connects with Reforma, but because it concentrates a part of Mexico that competes, negotiates, attracts capita

Mexico and Colombia are entering a phase in which the social economy has moved beyond the margins to become a strategic pillar. This is no longer just about cooperatives, mutuals, or community savings institutions as mechanisms of social containment, but about an economic architecture capable of sustaining employment, integrating territories, and adding productive depth at a time when Latin America is once again facing modest growth and insufficient investment. The World Bank

Rail corridors between Mexico and the United States are no longer a technical conversation—they have become a contest for economic power. They are no longer competing only against trucking, but against time, trade uncertainty, and geopolitics. In that battle, rail has regained strategic value: it lowers costs, stabilizes supply chains, and connects industrial hubs with ports, customs, and logistics parks. At a time when the USMCA is under review and rules of origin are under

Few urban duos explain North America’s new economy better than Houston and Monterrey. One concentrates energy power, ports, technical capital, and global access; the other transforms that strength into manufacturing, supply chains, exports, and industrial execution. These are not mirror cities, but complementary ones. As the IMF projects 2.4% growth for the United States and 1.5% for Mexico, the real question is not which country will grow faster, but which metropolitan regio

In 2026, as the Mexico–United States relationship heats up over rules, compliance, migration, and competition for nearshoring, the Network of Women Mayors in Ibero-America has shifted from a symbolic initiative to an economic asset. The reason is straightforward: competitiveness is no longer decided only in ministries, but at the municipal level. Permits and timelines, everyday security, care systems, water, mobility, digitalization of procedures, public procurement, and the

Talking about smart cities in Latin America is no longer about screens, sensors, and futuristic promises. It is about productivity, foreign trade, energy security, investment attraction, and the ability to integrate into global value chains connecting Mexico with the United States, Europe, Asia, Africa, and Oceania. In a context of slower regional growth, the issue has moved beyond aesthetics: the IMF projects Latin America and the Caribbean will grow by 2.2% this year, with