Triple trouble awaits Mexico if Donald Trump wins
He detests its trade surplus, drug gangs and migrant flows
Donald Trump’s time as president of the United States was difficult for Mexico. He threatened tariffs to force it to keep migrants on its side of the border while their asylum claims in the United States were processed, a policy known as Remain in Mexico. He tore up the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), which was crucial to Mexican prosperity.
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This article appeared in the The Americas section of the print edition under the headline “Round two”
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Entrevista con Javier Milei, presidente de Argentina
Transcripción de su encuentro con nuestro corresponsal
An interview with Javier Milei, Argentina’s president
A transcript of his meeting with our journalist
Mexico and Canada brace for Donald Trump’s tariff thrashing
Mexico’s Claudia Sheinbaum and Canada’s Justin Trudeau are taking different approaches to looming trade war
Javier Milei, free-market revolutionary
Argentina’s president explains how he has overturned the old economic order
Is Uruguay too stable for its own good?
The new president must deal with serious problems with growth, education and crime
Bolsonaro’s bid to regain Brazil’s presidency may end in prison
Brazilian police have accused some of his backers of involvement not just in a coup, but in an assassination plot