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The 33rd State No Longer Asks for Permission. The Mexican Diaspora Driving Capital, Votes, and Global Power
Speaking of the Mexican diaspora as merely a network of family support is no longer sufficient. Today, it is an economic, political, and technological actor with the capacity to influence Mexico’s public discourse and to build bridges with its trade partners across the Americas, Europe, Asia, Africa, and Oceania. The scale makes this clear: Mexico remains one of the world’s largest recipients of remittances, while the International Monetary Fund projects moderate economic gro
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Apr 184 min read
Houston & Monterrey. The Corridor That Could Dominate the Economy of the Americas
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
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Apr 64 min read
Tijuana – San Diego. The Border That Produces and Shakes Global Trade
The narrative around the Mexico–United States border is often trapped between migration, security, and political tension. But there is another story—quieter, yet far more strategic: Tijuana–San Diego as a single advanced production platform. It is no exaggeration to say that this strip now operates as a global factory where Mexico contributes industrial speed, technical talent, and export capacity, while California adds design, capital, services, technology, and market access
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Mar 173 min read
The Immune City
The most important lesson left by the pandemic is not medical, but geopolitical: cities can no longer limit themselves to managing streetlights, waste collection, and permits. In a world where public health, supply chains, and international mobility intersect every day, local governments have become actors of practical diplomacy. Global networks such as United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) and C40 reinforced a principle that Mexican municipalities should adopt as a stra
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Mar 103 min read
The 2030 Agenda Is Breaking Down… and Cities Will Pay the Price in 2026
By 2026, simply declaring “commitment” to the 2030 Agenda is no longer enough. The global conversation has shifted from promises to execution, from alignment to measurable outcomes—and inconsistency is now penalized. In this landscape, Mexican cities—and their counterparts across the Americas, Europe, and Africa—face an uncomfortable truth: the multilateral agenda is being decided in cities , yet many local capacities remain too weak to translate global goals into infrastruc
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Feb 173 min read
The “Piece of Paper” Moving Millions: Sister Cities That Work… and Those That Only Embarrass the Mayor
In 2026, signing a sister-city agreement should no longer be an act of international courtesy—it is an economic decision. In a context where Mexico remains deeply dependent on foreign trade and the binational economic cycle with the United States, municipalities that use interinstitutional agreements as real public policy tools can accelerate investment, innovation, and technical cooperation. Those that treat them as photo opportunities end up with attractive but useless agre
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Feb 93 min read
Diplomacy With Results. The “Show” That Can Make a City Rich… or Sink It
In 2026, international promotion by local governments stopped being a ceremonial add-on and became a real instrument of power. In a world where supply chains are being reshaped, competition for investment is intensifying, and reputation is decided in real time, cities that go global without strategy do more than waste travel budgets — they lose business, talent, and political leverage . Smart international promotion — economic, cultural, and territorial — is no longer option
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Feb 34 min read
Puerto Vallarta resort or powerhouse? The binational hub competing in passengers, talent, and services
Puerto Vallarta is no longer just a postcard destination of beaches, sunsets, and cruise ships. Over the last decade, the city has...
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Oct 3, 20254 min read
Cities on Fire! The sustainability shock
2025 greets us with two certainties: extreme heat has become a structural factor of urban life, and public budgets—if deployed with...
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Sep 29, 20253 min read
Jalisco and Michoacán Launch the “Initiatory Path” Toward the Camino de Santiago, Backed by the Jalisco Ministry of Tourism
Led by Tourism Routes Director Vicente García Magaña, the project opens a cultural and economic corridor that will link lakeside and...
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Sep 8, 20253 min read
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