Sparking a second 'galleon age' will require deep reforms

A monument bearing image of a Spanish galleon in Manila's Intramuros district (Photo by Jilson Tiu)

A monument bearing the image of a Spanish galleon in Manila's Intramuros district (Photo by Jilson Tiu)

MICHAEL STOTT

The landmark Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement may only have been signed two months ago, but Mexico's pivotal role in trade between Asia, the Americas and Europe dates back centuries. The surprise is that it took Latin America's second-biggest economy so long to rediscover its historic place as a crossroads for international trade.

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