US reprograms $52M in military funds, shifting to Western Hemisphere; Mexico restarts live cattle exports to the US after two-year halt tied to a screwworm outbreak. Sanctions talk and CIA incident fallout amplify cross-border tensions surrounding Chihuahua.
The United States has declined to renew the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement in its current form and has begun annual reviews instead. Washington has said it will continue talks with Mexico and Canada to address trade deficits and "shortcomings." The pact remains in force and will expire in 2036 unless countries agree changes.
Mexico’s ranching sector has seen a partial restart of cattle exports to the United States after a US protocol imposed to curb screwworm infections, with daily imports limited and tracking measures in place. The disease has spread to 30 of Mexico’s 32 states, and the US is tightening border checks as Mexico reports rising cases while aiming to resume normal trade.
The State Department has reprogrammed $52 million in foreign military financing from Slovakia, North Macedonia, Tunisia and Iraq to Panama, Peru, Ecuador and Colombia. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has visited Colombia, Ecuador and Peru, signaling a pivot toward the Western Hemisphere amid concerns about narcotics, migration and China’s growing presence. The move follows earlier efforts to reduce European spending and troop deployments in NATO, aligning with a renewed Monroe Doctrine approach.