USMCA's Schrödinger's Box: The Annual Review Loophole That Could Trap Mexico Until 2036

In this segment of Episode 112 of Soberanía, hosts José Luis Granados Ceja and Kurt Hackbarth crack open the Schrödinger's box of the USMCA trade agreement. On paper, the deal is set to automatically extend for at least another decade—but the hosts reveal the catch that keeps Mexico on edge. The U.S. retains the option to demand annual reviews, a loophole that would hand any future administration, a loaded cudgel to swing over Mexico's head every single year until 2036. It's a nightmare scenario not of trade policy, but of permanent political hostage-taking, and the hosts lay out exactly why this "automatic" extension is anything but guaranteed stability.