• May 9
  • 7 min read

Mexico-US water deal will bring only temporary relief

Water pressures along the Mexico-US border look sure to rise, generating ongoing tensions over access

Mexico
  • Apr 30
  • 2 min read

Mexico may struggle to fulfil US water commitments

Mexico has agreed to increase water deliveries to the United States, despite having failed to meet previous quotas

Mexico
  • Apr 28
  • 7 min read

Russian agricultural output set to shrink in 2025

Despite record exports and output, high costs and bad weather cast a shadow over 2025

Russia
  • Apr 25
  • 7 min read

Tackling child obesity in Mexico will be a struggle

The Sheinbaum administration is the latest to take on Mexico’s childhood obesity problem

Mexico
  • Apr 15
  • 2 min read

US tariffs will unsettle Colombia’s coffee sector

A 10% ‘reciprocal’ tariff imposed by Washington this month on Colombian imports looks likely to dampen a coffee boom

Colombia
  • Apr 14
  • 11 min read

West Africa's fishing industry faces a serious crisis

Economic, environmental and social pressures threaten a fishing industry that sustains millions of people

West Africa
  • Apr 11
  • 7 min read

Black Sea deal unlikely without Russian concessions

The outlines of a US-brokered agreement for a ceasefire in the Black Sea were agreed last month

Russia