Tariffs, Tyrants and Trump.

Last Sunday, very different scenes played out in two of North America’s capital cities. In Mexico City, thousands of Mexicans rallied together to celebrate president Sheinbaum’s success in delaying most of the tariffs threatened by the U.S.. Meanwhile, in Ottawa, Mark Carney overwhelming won the race to be Canada’s next prime minister. Both of these…

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Turmoil and tariffs spell tension in 2025

As we close out 2024, I want to begin this last note of the year by first thanking my friends, clients, associates, and readers for their support over these past 12 months.   With less than a month until year’s end, yet another seemingly once in a generation geopolitical event occurred with the ouster of…

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Mexico’s transfer of power: La Presidenta.

From the devastation in the wake of Hurricane Helene in the U.S. southeast to an expansion of the conflict in the Middle East, there is a lot going on in the world right now. Today, though, I want to focus on Mexico’s political transition. On Tuesday, Claudia Sheinbaum – a climate scientist and career public…

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🇺🇦, Mexico and more…

Less than 48 hours ago, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky addressed the US Congress, directly appealing to President Biden to do even more to support Ukraine. Following the emotional speech, Biden announced $800 million in additional military support to Ukraine. Later today, the president will speak with China’s Xi Jinping about the conflict, and he plans to travel to Europe next week…

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2022: The Games, and Mexico.

We’re just days away from the Opening Ceremony of the 2022 Olympics Games in Beijing. The games open amid an outcry over China’s ongoing human rights abuses, a lukewarm diplomatic boycott of the winter games by the U.S. and allies, and with the world’s focus largely on heightened tension over Ukraine. For more on China and the Olympics, click here.  In…

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US, Mexico and more…Happy Holidays!

It’s hard to believe that the holiday season is upon us and we’re already just a few weeks away from 2022.  The past 12 months have brought quite a bit of uncertainty and complexity, but also notable successes. One of the things that makes me so proud to be a part of White & Case…

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US, Mexico & Canada: ‘Three Amigos’ Summit, a long time in coming.

Late yesterday, President Joe Biden hosted President Andres Manuel López Obrador and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at the White House for the North American Leaders’ Summit (NALS). As you might imagine, here at White & Case Mexico City we were monitoring the meetings closely to gauge the impacts on our clients and friends.  This was the first…

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