Security ties between Mexico and US strained by veiled threats
16 May 2025, 12:15 Quiet days are rare along the U.S.-Mexico border — a metonym that oversimplifies a complex binational relationship, more like a web of unpredictable tributaries feeding into a river with an ever-shifting course. Since Donald Trump’s return to the White House in January, security talks have centered on combating fentanyl trafficking and the criminal networks behind it. Trump has demanded results and brandished the threat of tariffs as leverage. It was a warning of what was to come. This stance has unsettled the Mexican government, which champions cooperation as its preferred approach, and is now on edge over remarks and actions originating north of the border.
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