Diego Marroquín Bitar

Fellow, Americas Program
Diego Marroquín Bitar

Diego Marroquín Bitar is a fellow with the Americas Program, where he supports the work of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) Strategic Initiative among other topics. Diego is supported by the Bersin-Foster Foundation. He was previously the Inaugural Bersin-Foster North America Scholar at the Woodrow Wilson Center and has cofounded the North America Project at the U.S.-Mexico Foundation, and the nonprofit North America 3.0. Diego authors a Substack titled "North America Compass." His research centers on U.S.–Mexico relations, Mexico–Canada relations, the USMCA, nearshoring, energy integration, labor mobility, and trade and development issues. His work has appeared in peer-reviewed and policy-oriented publications such as the Yale Journal of International Affairs and the Brooklyn Journal of International Law. He teaches trade policy and politics at the U.S. Department of State’s Foreign Service Institute and has been featured in Americas Quarterly, Globe and Mail, Bloomberg, El Universal, El País, Foreign Affairs, NPR, Politico, Reforma, The Hill, the New York Times, The Economist, the Washington Post, Reuters, Foreign Affairs Latinoamérica, and the Financial Times. He holds a BA in international relations from the Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México and an MPP from Georgetown University. He is fluent in Spanish, English, and French, and conversational in Portuguese.

 

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Three Nations, One Table: North American Agriculture under USMCA

Join the Americas Program for a conference on USMCA and the future of North American food and agriculture. Experts will discuss food affordability, the successes and challenges of agricultural integration, and the risks that broader trade tensions pose to the agreement’s agricultural framework ahead of the 2026 review.

Event — June 24, 2026

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USMCA Review Kicks Off

In this episode, Diego Marroquín Bitar sits down with William Alan Reinsch, senior adviser and Scholl Chair emeritus with the CSIS Economics Program and Scholl Chair in International Business. 

Podcast Episode by Diego Marroquín Bitar and William Alan Reinsch — June 15, 2026

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Sinaloa Governor Indicted: USMCA, Cartels, and the Future of U.S.-Mexico Trade

An audio version of "⁠Sinaloa Governor Indicted: USMCA, Cartels, and the Future of U.S.-Mexico Trade⁠," a new Commentary by CSIS's Diego Marroquín Bitar and Diana Paz García. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

Podcast Episode by Diego Marroquín Bitar — May 6, 2026

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USMCA Review 2026: Six Scenarios for North America’s Future

An audio version of “⁠USMCA Review 2026: Six Scenarios for North America’s Future⁠,” a new commentary by CSIS’s Diego Marroquín Bitar and William Alan Reinsch. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

Podcast Episode by Diego Marroquín Bitar and William Alan Reinsch — March 27, 2026

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USMCA Review 2026: Six Scenarios for North America’s Future

CSIS Americas Program Fellow Diego Marroquín Bitar and Senior Adviser and Scholl Chair Emeritus William Alan Reinsch explore and update a set of six potential scenarios for the future of the USMCA free trade agreement.

Commentary by Diego Marroquín Bitar and William Alan Reinsch — March 27, 2026

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Nearshoring Without Growth: Why Investment Uncertainty Is Holding Mexico Back

An audio version of "⁠Nearshoring Without Growth: Why Investment Uncertainty Is Holding Mexico Back⁠," a new commentary by CSIS’s Diego Marroquín Bitar and Ryan C. Berg. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

Podcast Episode by Diego Marroquín Bitar and Ryan C. Berg — February 3, 2026

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