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

El Salto is already one of Jalisco’s most important industrial pieces. But that economic strength raises an uncomfortable question: can a municipality grow as a manufacturing platform without being overwhelmed by its own industry? A municipality under pressure, not a showcase El Salto is not an industrial promise. It is a fact. Data México records a 2020 population of 232,852 inhabitants and municipal exports above 12.12 billion dollars in 2024. The industrial real estate mar

This week’s conversation left a clear thesis: the 2026 World Cup will be a public audit of the real capacity of Mexican municipalities. Mexico talks about the 2026 World Cup as a sports celebration. But the most important conversation of the week was different: the tournament will be a test of municipal capacity. During five days, interAlcaldes approached the World Cup from different angles: local governance, sports tourism, mobility, security, public space, global projection

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

Monterrey should not wait until it ages to discover that its city was designed for young adults with cars. Population aging is often treated as a matter of pensions, hospitals or social programs. That reading is incomplete. When a city ages, everything changes: mobility, housing, employment, consumption, public space, health, security, care and the way territory is governed. Tokyo is an extreme but useful mirror. In 2025, Japan reached nearly 29.4% of its population aged 65 a

Mexico talks about retirement when it is already late. The conversation usually arrives when a person is already working, already in debt, already distrustful of taxes, already spending without method or already discovering that their future pension will not be enough to sustain the life they imagine. Then come campaigns, simulators, savings advice and calls for individual responsibility. The problem is that a culture of foresight cannot be improvised at age 40. It is formed

Queretaro can no longer celebrate growth without explaining how it will govern it. For years, the city became one of the most cited references of Mexican development: industry, housing, universities, services, relative security, arrival of companies and a narrative of order. But every fast-growing city faces a second test. Attracting is no longer enough. It must sustain. That is where Milan becomes an uncomfortable mirror. Not because Queretaro should look like Italy, nor bec

Mexico is part of global value chains… but it does not control them. And in today’s economy, that difference means everything. The world no longer produces for efficiency. It now produces for survival. Geopolitical tensions, logistical disruptions, and economic security concerns have shattered the linear model that dominated for decades. Today, value chains no longer follow predictable routes: they are designed, negotiated, and defended. In 2025, global trade surpassed $32

International engagement does not happen by chance, nor is it an automatic byproduct of globalization. For local international action to deliver real and lasting benefits, it must be strategically planned, institutionally grounded, and aligned with territorial development goals. In an increasingly competitive global environment, cities that improvise their international outreach risk wasting resources, missing opportunities, and producing low-impact results. Today, cities a