Legislators passed a bill on April 19 to reduce Mexico’s carbon dioxide emissions, making the country only the second in the world to require legally binding targets to combat climate change.

Less than three months ahead of Mexico’s presidential election, AS/COA hosts an April 20 press conference with Ambassador Rubén Beltrán, international affairs coordinator for Mexican presidential candidate Josefina Vázquez Mota, to discuss her foreign policy agenda.

Mexico's President Felipe Calderón traveled to Cuba April 11 to restore frayed relations. Heralding a “renewed phase” in bilateral ties, the president’s agenda focused on trade and cooperation.

Campaigning officially started in Mexico on March 30. Though the PRI's Enrique Peña Nieto leads, polls vary widely as to how much.

The pope travels to Mexico and Cuba at the end of the month. As both countries prepare to welcome the pontiff, not everyone is happy with his agenda.

AS/COA brought together a group of leading public and private sector officials to analyze Mexico’s burgeoning global leadership, particularly in the run-up to July’s presidential elections.