MEXICO-USA: FRONTIER PROBLEMS IN PANDEMIC COVID-19

The author of the article analyzes the determinants of cross-border cooperation between Mexico and the United States in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. The federal and local governments' approaches of these countries are compared, as well as civil society organizations to address the socio-economic problems that have arisen on the US-Mexico border during the period 2020-2021. The study's separate issue is a comparative analysis of the migration policy across the Mexican border carried out by D. Trump and J. Biden's administrations in the context of a pandemic. This situation showed the unavailability and inefficiency of the measures used for cross-border interaction. In fact, in the cities on the Mexican border with a significant concentration of Mexican and Latin American migrants from neighboring countries was created a situation close to a humanitarian catastrophe. The article's author concludes that the United States discriminated against Latinos during the pandemic on the US-Mexican border, both in the matter of accusing them of spreading the virus and creating obstacles to their migration to American territory. © 2022. Iberoamerica (Russian Federation). All Rights Reserved.

The United States and China: Deadlocks and Paradoxes of Trade War.

The current relations between the United States and China, which are largely defined by the phrase trade war, are analyzed. The authors place an emphasis on the economic, political, and legal aspects of these relations and the direct and indirect consequences of the trade war for both its participants and the world community. Attention is focused on the first months of 2020, when, in particular, a trade and economic agreement was signed between the parties. Individual sections of the agreement are considered, including those related to intellectual property; the promotion of American medicines to the Chinese market; and China's obligations to purchase American manufactured goods, agricultural products, and fuels. A brief excursion into the history of the trade war is undertaken, the position of the parties is shown, and key problems of the dialogue are identified. New factors affecting this dialogue are considered: the recession that has begun in the global economy and the emergence and spread of the coronavirus epidemic. The actions of the parties to respond to the new challenges are evaluated.