Mexico, a rich and dynamic country brimming with hope and an extraordinary cultural heritage, both pre-Hispanic and post-Hispanic, struggles to find its footing in a globalized world. From a distance, nostalgia is easy. Today I want to share three ideas that have been on my mind for months. The first: the importance of diversity and acceptance in Mexican society. Then, Mexico's traditional and historical international neutrality. Finally, some reflections on violence in Mexic

As the world pivots toward protectionism and a politics of grievance, any genuinely new vision for humanity remains elusive. Many countries have chosen representatives who blame others rather than articulate how to improve their circumstances.

Cities are humanity's most remarkable achievement. Within these structures, communities have created magnificent expressions of human experience, flourished through specialisation, and generated value at scales impossible elsewhere. Cities thrive under specific conditions, and those conditions begin with trust.

Barely a month old, the Trump administration has already shattered equilibria across the globe. Decades of American foreign policy architecture are being dismantled at speed, and within U.S. borders, norms of civic conduct are being rewritten in real time.

What could those minimum agreements look like, grounded in Mexico City's long tradition of historical solidarity?

Economic prosperity is necessary, but insufficient for any city's success.

We are hostages of COVID-19. Will there be a new normal?

From healthcare to housing, five urban domains define whether cities can build the shared governance architecture that COVID-19 has made impossible to ignore.

Only through voluntary global cooperation will it be possible to build a platform capable of finding new functional social equilibria.

The specific agendas of United Nations agencies lend legitimacy to global multilateral efforts.

What Kearney calls "China substitution" may be better understood as "regional repurposing" of global value chains. Mexico's strategic value lies not in cheap labor but in deep integration across the North American economic bloc, trust between business players, and resilience as climate disruption makes supply chains increasingly fragile.

Mexico has been an active participant in building civil society participation processes within international bodies and in shaping the international agenda in recent years. Global dynamics demand that Mexico assume a more critical foreign policy role than ever before. An era of major international challenges calls for a multilateral agenda with vision and direction. President Andrés Manuel...

Teams exist to achieve what individuals cannot accomplish alone. A team is a group of people who share values and interests, and who, despite their different backgrounds, experiences, roles, and personal goals, unite around a common objective. That is precisely where their value lies: by pooling efforts they make possible what no single person could deliver, while cutting execution time through effective division of labor.

Birmex could serve as a genuine arm of the state for upgrading Mexico's public health infrastructure. One of the key allies I worked with during the COVID-19 contingency, while negotiating and securing vaccines for Mexico, was Birmex. The state-owned enterprise held emergency authorization responsibility for several vaccines now administered nationwide, including Sputnik and Sinovac, and remains accountable for their ongoing regulatory compliance and proper handling in Mexico

Mexico has a network of researchers, globally brilliant minds, and extraordinary diplomacy capable of solving the problems Mexicans face. Yet history weighs heavily on Mexican society, marked by a disdain and contempt that reveals a deficit of national identity and self-regard. From a glorious past, successful social and infrastructure achievements can be identified. The sweeping vision of a prosperous Mexico remains to be claimed.

Universal hybrid health systems can generate stability, wellbeing, and prosperity. The purpose of health systems extends far beyond physical wellbeing; they are the most important foundation for achieving equality and equity in society. By guaranteeing people access to universal hybrid health systems it is possible to build nations where health is a genuine foundation of collective life.

Global epidemiological monitoring systems require a standardized, population-density-based methodology. Two years into the COVID pandemic, three critical lessons remain unlearned: optimizing surveillance systems, building coherent global vaccination infrastructure, and scientifically advancing treatments and monitoring. While the first two are essentially political agreements, the third is a technical problem solvable quickly. And yet, as Omicron arrives, none of the three ha

Governments throughout the world, built by nations, are responsible for providing the fertile ground for the survival of hope and community. Every nation deserves the opportunity to visualise a future where their children can enjoy well-being beyond what has already been achieved. Being able to see a progression in one's life within the city or community we inhabit is a privilege. Migrants worldwide decide to leave their spatial heritage to ride a journey towards the unknown.

Global institutions proved symbolic and non-operational when it mattered most. What made COVID-19 different from past pandemics was not the virus itself, but the stress test it placed on two civilisational assets: scientific ethics and collective solidarity. Without both, neither vaccine production nor healthcare resource optimisation would have been possible.

Mexico's investment attraction strategy extends well beyond federal government activities. The global economic context may be the most propitious moment for Mexico to emerge as a destination for investment, innovation, and strategic production. A distinct national vision is needed to attract and amplify the prosperity of strategic sectors, both domestically and abroad.