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Mexico
August 2026
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Security
Politics
Economy
Society
Unusual Activity
August 2026
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Jul 27
Aug 3
Aug 10
Aug 17
Week of Aug 17, compared to 12-week average
Only 32 topics this week (1.7x the usual 53)
AR EXECUTIVE appeared as a top actor for the first time
Active Narratives
7
Cartels are terrorists; US pressure and intervention on Mexico is justified
from United States
7
US imperial/hegemonic coercion of smaller sovereign states
from Cuba
3
Tariffs and trade coercion are self-harming economic disruption
from United States
2
Mexico's own offensive against the cartels is making progress
2
Western/US coercive interventions deserve legal and humanitarian scrutiny
from Russia
Economy
64
Economy
· Trade
29%
Economy
· Investment
17%
Economy
· Currency
9%
5
US Suspends Avocado Imports from Mexico Over Security Threat
4
Mexico Is Betting on Biofuel to Tackle Its Seaweed Crisis - Crude Oil Prices Today
3
Mexican independent publisher Era announces closure
3
Border wall crews ordered to stop drilling wells in drought-stricken New Mexico - washingtonexaminer.com
2
クロマグロ漁獲枠合意、日本支持の25%増 メキシコ反対で再協議
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Politics
141
Diplomacy
· Bilateral Relations
37%
Governance
· Executive Action
32%
Governance
· Judicial
17%
21
Son of former Mexican president says US revoked his visa
9
New Mexico Sues Justice Department Over Epstein Files
5
Mexico and Peru resume diplomatic relations
4
Sheinbaum nominates Granguillhome as ambassador to Ireland
3
US deportations of Mexican citizens to third countries anger Mexico: Report
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Security
46
Security
· Law Enforcement
54%
Security
· Organized Crime
30%
Security
· Border Security
14%
3
Texas mom accused of killing 3-year-old daughter captured in Mexico after nearly 30 years on the run
2
Admiral to be extradited from Argentina to Mexico for fuel smuggling
2
Nevada man funneled 140 guns to violent Mexican drug cartels, including powerful 'military-style' rifles: DOJ
2
Mexican cartels are killing influencers live on camera
2
More than a Decade after 43 Students Vanished in Mexico, Ex-governor Arrested, Accused of Cover up
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Society
46
Health Environment
· Public Health
29%
Society
· Media Press
12%
Society
· Protest
12%
5
Livestreamer's murder raises questions over relations between Mexico's creators and cartels
2
Community blockade keeps Endeavour’s Mexican mine shut
2
FDA in Mexico a month after linking Taylor Farms to cyclospora outbreak
2
Mexico races to clear record seaweed surge from Caribbean beaches
2
Mexico wants kids to put down their phones after seven hours of screen time
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