Nathaniel Parish Flannery

Contributing Writer at Freelance

Contributor at Forbes

Latin America Researcher and Analyst at latamlens.com

Nathaniel Parish Flannery. Latin America analyst & writer. ✏️&📷: The Guardian, Fortune & New York Times. 🎙️Host: @ModernMexico Podcast. @ColumbiaSIPA. 🚲🇲🇽

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Organized Crime Affects Business Activity In Morelos, Mexico

1 week ago | forbes.com | Nathaniel Parish Flannery

The small state of Morelos, just outside of Mexico City, has quietly emerged as one of the worst hotspots for organized crime activity in Mexico. In 2024, Coca-Cola FEMSA decided to shutter one its facilities in Morelos due to threats from organized crime. The state’s former governor, Cuauhtemoc Blanco, has faced widespread accusations of collusion with drug trafficking groups and is even accused of ordering the killing of a local businessman.
Mexican Cyclist Isaac Del Toro Is Racing In The 2025 Giro D’Italia

1 month ago | forbes.com | Nathaniel Parish Flannery

Twenty-one-year-old Mexican cycling phenomenon Isaac Del Toro is racing in the . The Giro, Italy’s version of the Tour de France, is professional cycling’s 2nd most prestigious multi-day stage race. Many fans and riders consider it to be the world’s hardest road cycling competition.
Can President Sheinbaum Defeat Mexico’s Drug Cartels?

2 months ago | forbes.com | Nathaniel Parish Flannery

Mexico’s President Sheinbaum faces a difficult task as she works to improve security and try and dismantle organized crime groups. Sheinbaum has described her administration as a continuation of her mentor and predecessor Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s “Fourth Transformation.”We have six years of data that highlight some worrying trends in organized crime activity during Lopez Obrador’s time in office.
How Vulnerable Is Mexico’s Economy To Trump’s Tariff Threats?

Mar 5, 2025 | forbes.com | Nathaniel Parish Flannery

During the first few weeks of his second term in office, U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to blow up the U.S.-Mexico relationship and implement new tariffs that could disrupt cross-border supply chains and maybe even end the wave of nearshoring investment in Mexico. On March 4, 2025 Trump’s pushed ahead with implementing a new 25% tariff on imports from Mexico. Mexico’s president has promised to respond with retaliatory tariffs.
Will Mexico’s E-Commerce Market Continue To Grow In 2025?

Jan 14, 2025 | forbes.com | Nathaniel Parish Flannery

For online retailers, business is booming in Mexico. Over the past few years Mexico has been one of the fastest growing e-commerce sectors in the entire world. It is the second largest market for online sales in Latin America (after Brazil). According to the Mexican Association of Online Sales (AMVO), Mexico’s e-commerce sector expanded by 24.6% in 2023, surpassing $44 billion in sales.
The Violence In Sinaloa, Mexico Is Getting Worse

Oct 21, 2024 | forbes.com | Nathaniel Parish Flannery

Since cartel boss Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada was arrested in El Paso, Texas on July 25, 2024, Sinaloa, the state in Mexico where he lived, has experienced a new wave of violence. El Mayo claimed he was abducted on his way to a meeting with the governor of Sinaloa, adding fuel to allegations about the direct ties Mexico’s top politicians have with cartel leaders.
Cargo Truck Hijacking Is A Worsening Risk In Chile

Oct 17, 2024 | forbes.com | Nathaniel Parish Flannery

The South American nation of Chile has long enjoyed a positive reputation for being one of the safest countries in Latin America. But, a recent trend of cargo truck hijackings in Chile is putting foreign executives on alert and raising new concerns about the risks facing truck drivers on Chilean roads. In one incident in May 2024 a group of hijackers in the capital city of Santiago took a delivery truck carrying goods for Mexican snack foods giant Grupo Bimbo.
The newest threat to the global supply chain? Hijackers

Sep 6, 2024 | thehustle.co | Nathaniel Parish Flannery

Mexico is booming with American companies that have abandoned China. Organized criminals are cashing inAt just after 6am on a recent weekday, a 46-year-old driver named Nicho steps on the gas pedal, easing his heavy cargo truck from behind the sturdy metal security gate at his company’s warehouse on the outskirts of Mexico City and onto one of the most dangerous highways in the world for truck drivers. The most recent hijacking he heard about on this section of road was two days ago.
Mexico’s New President Faces Serious Security Challenges

Jul 22, 2024 | forbes.com | Nathaniel Parish Flannery

Mexico’s president-elect, Claudia Sheinbaum, needs to confront Mexico’s cartels. She takes office on October 1, 2024. Sheinbaum is a former mayor of Mexico City who has cultivated a reputation for taking a scientific approach to policymaking. She faces a complicated and worsening set of security challenges and a difficult path forward. Her mentor, outgoing president Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, a polarizing populist, struggled to improve security and reduce violent crime in Mexico.
Foreign Investors Need To Monitor Cargo Truck Hijacking Risk In Mexico

Jul 11, 2024 | forbes.com | Nathaniel Parish Flannery

Cargo truck hijacking is a major risk on many of Mexico’s most important highways. Foreign executives looking at investing in “nearshoring” manufacturing operations in Mexico need to compare and contrast supply chain risks in different parts of the country. Data from Mexico’s main insurance chamber (AMIS) shows that cargo truck hijackings increased by 40% between the 12 months prior to June, 2024 and the same period of 2023.

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