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Judy Ley Allen Mexico Centered

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The "Judy Ley Allen Mexico Centered" podcast features interviews with academics, former government officials and other experts on issues central to the U.S.-Mexico relation.

The podcast is hosted by the Baker Institute's Center for the United States and Mexico at Rice University in Houston, Texas. For more information on our work, please visit https://www.bakerinstitute.org/center-for-the-united-states-and-mexico/

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Episode 38: Mexico's National Security and National Guard

May 16, 2019 15:43 - 28 minutes - 14.7 MB

Alejandro Hope, security analyst and columnist for El Universal, talks about the national security problem in Mexico, President López Obrador’s strategy and what he believes could be a more appropriate strategy to tackle the problem. For more information on the Baker Institute Mexico Center, visit our website at https://www.bakerinstitute.org/mexico-center/ To join our mailing list, please subscribe here and make sure to check "Mexico" as your area of interest.    

Episode 38: Mexico's National Security and National Guard (Guest: Alejandro Hope)

May 16, 2019 15:43 - 28 minutes - 14.7 MB

Alejandro Hope, security analyst and columnist for El Universal, talks about the national security problem in Mexico, President López Obrador’s strategy and what he believes could be a more appropriate strategy to tackle the problem. For more information on the Baker Institute Mexico Center, visit our website at https://www.bakerinstitute.org/mexico-center/ To join our mailing list, please subscribe here and make sure to check "Mexico" as your area of interest.    

Episode 37: López Obrador and the Fight Against Corruption (Guest: Stephen Morris)

April 25, 2019 16:34 - 22 minutes - 11.6 MB

On the final episode of this season, Stephen Morris, nonresident fellow at the Baker Institute Mexico Center and professor in the Department of Political Science at Middle Tennessee State University, discusses the role of public opinion, political will, autonomous entities, and an active civil society in the fight against corruption in Mexico. In a recent issue brief titled “Mexico’s Historic Opportunity to Fight Corruption: Changes, Challenges, and Opportunities,” Morris argues that López O...

Episode 37: López Obrador and the Fight Against Corruption

April 25, 2019 16:34 - 22 minutes - 11.6 MB

On the final episode of this season, Stephen Morris, nonresident fellow at the Baker Institute Mexico Center and professor in the Department of Political Science at Middle Tennessee State University, discusses the role of public opinion, political will, autonomous entities, and an active civil society in the fight against corruption in Mexico. In a recent issue brief titled “Mexico’s Historic Opportunity to Fight Corruption: Changes, Challenges, and Opportunities,” Morris argues that López O...

Episode 36: The U.S.-Mexico Border: Destinies Intertwined

March 28, 2019 15:37 - 23 minutes - 12.1 MB

Andrew Selee, president of the Migration Policy Institute and former executive vice president of the Woodrow Wilson Center and founder of the Center’s Mexico Institute, discusses the social, cultural, and economic ties between the United States and Mexico.  Selee recently spoke at the Baker Institute Mexico Center and presented his most recent book, Vanishing Frontiers: The Forces Driving Mexico and the United States Together. Video of the event is available at: https://www.bakerinstitute....

Episode 36: The U.S.-Mexico Border: Destinies Intertwined (Guest: Andrew Selee)

March 28, 2019 15:37 - 23 minutes - 12.1 MB

Andrew Selee, president of the Migration Policy Institute and former executive vice president of the Woodrow Wilson Center and founder of the Center’s Mexico Institute, discusses the social, cultural, and economic ties between the United States and Mexico.  Selee recently spoke at the Baker Institute Mexico Center and presented his most recent book, Vanishing Frontiers: The Forces Driving Mexico and the United States Together. Video of the event is available at: https://www.bakerinstitute....

Episode 35: Crisis in Venezuela and Lessons for Mexico

February 21, 2019 16:52 - 24 minutes - 12.8 MB

Is Mexico, under the administration of Andrés Manuel López Obrador,  headed in the same direction as Venezuela? Comparisons between the two countries and their regimes abound. Francisco Monaldi, fellow in Latin American energy policy at the Center for Energy Studies, the Mexico Center and the Latin America Initiative at the Baker Institute, talks about the similarities and differences between Mexico’s and Venezuela’s political and economic situations. For more information on the Baker Inst...

Episode 35: Crisis in Venezuela and Lessons for Mexico (Guest: Francisco Monaldi)

February 21, 2019 16:52 - 24 minutes - 12.8 MB

Is Mexico, under the administration of Andrés Manuel López Obrador,  headed in the same direction as Venezuela? Comparisons between the two countries and their regimes abound. Francisco Monaldi, fellow in Latin American energy policy at the Center for Energy Studies, the Mexico Center and the Latin America Initiative at the Baker Institute, talks about the similarities and differences between Mexico’s and Venezuela’s political and economic situations. For more information on the Baker Inst...

Episode 34: Fighting Corruption in Mexico

February 07, 2019 16:47 - 22 minutes - 11.6 MB

Jacqueline Peschard, former president of the newly created National Anti-corruption System in Mexico and former commissioner of the Federal Institute of Transparency and Access to Information, discusses the future of the fight against corruption under the Lopez Obrador administration. Dr. Peschard was a speaker at the event "A Worthy Mission: Controlling Corruption in Latin America,' hosted by the Baker Institute Latin America Initiative and Mexico Center on January 31, 2019. For video of th...

Episode 34: Fighting Corruption in Mexico (Guest: Jacqueline Peschard)

February 07, 2019 16:47 - 22 minutes - 11.6 MB

Jacqueline Peschard, former president of the newly created National Anti-corruption System in Mexico and former commissioner of the Federal Institute of Transparency and Access to Information, discusses the future of the fight against corruption under the Lopez Obrador administration. Dr. Peschard was a speaker at the event "A Worthy Mission: Controlling Corruption in Latin America,' hosted by the Baker Institute Latin America Initiative and Mexico Center on January 31, 2019. For video of th...

Episode 33: What to Expect from the Lopez Obrador Administration

December 11, 2018 17:16 - 26 minutes - 13.6 MB

On the last episode of 2018, Baker Institute Mexico Center director Tony Payan discusses what the actions during the transitional period of then-President-elect López Obrador and the incoming administration can tell us about how the new administration will govern. For more information on the Baker Institute Mexico Center, please visit our website at https://www.bakerinstitute.org/mexico-center/ To join our mailing list, please subscribe here and make sure to check "Mexico" as your area o...

Episode 33: What to Expect from the Lopez Obrador Administration (Guest: Tony Payan)

December 11, 2018 17:16 - 26 minutes - 13.6 MB

On the last episode of 2018, Baker Institute Mexico Center director Tony Payan discusses what the actions during the transitional period of then-President-elect López Obrador and the incoming administration can tell us about how the new administration will govern. For more information on the Baker Institute Mexico Center, please visit our website at https://www.bakerinstitute.org/mexico-center/ To join our mailing list, please subscribe here and make sure to check "Mexico" as your area o...

Episode 32: The impact of Mexicans voting abroad and the 2018 elections (Guest: Oscar Rodríguez Cabrera)

November 21, 2018 16:04 - 20 minutes - 10.8 MB

Consul General Oscar Rodríguez Cabrera talks about the 2018 Mexican election process, Mexican citizens voting from abroad, and his time as Consul General in Houston. For more information on the Baker Institute Mexico Center, please visit our website at https://www.bakerinstitute.org/mexico-center/ To join our mailing list, please subscribe here and make sure to check "Mexico" as your area of interest.  

Episode 32: The impact of Mexicans voting abroad and the 2018 elections

November 21, 2018 16:04 - 20 minutes - 10.8 MB

Consul General Oscar Rodríguez Cabrera talks about the 2018 Mexican election process, Mexican citizens voting from abroad, and his time as Consul General in Houston. For more information on the Baker Institute Mexico Center, please visit our website at https://www.bakerinstitute.org/mexico-center/ To join our mailing list, please subscribe here and make sure to check "Mexico" as your area of interest.  

Episode 31: Unaccompanied Minors in Mexico and the United States (Guest: Pamela Cruz)

November 08, 2018 16:24 - 24 minutes - 12.7 MB

Pamela Cruz, research analyst at the Mexico Center, discusses the situation faced by unaccompanied minors in Mexico and the United States. To learn more, you can find the latest Baker Institute report “Alone and Vulnerable: Unaccompanied Minors in the United States and Mexico,” co-authored by Pamela Cruz and Mexico Center director Tony Payan. For more information on the Baker Institute Mexico Center, please visit our website at https://www.bakerinstitute.org/mexico-center/ To join our ma...

Episode 31: Unaccompanied Minors in Mexico and the United States

November 08, 2018 16:24 - 24 minutes - 12.7 MB

Pamela Cruz, research analyst at the Mexico Center, discusses the situation faced by unaccompanied minors in Mexico and the United States. To learn more, you can find the latest Baker Institute report “Alone and Vulnerable: Unaccompanied Minors in the United States and Mexico,” co-authored by Pamela Cruz and Mexico Center director Tony Payan. For more information on the Baker Institute Mexico Center, please visit our website at https://www.bakerinstitute.org/mexico-center/ To join our ma...

Episode 30: The Future of North American Trade

October 25, 2018 15:18 - 20 minutes - 10.7 MB

His Excellency Bruno Ferrari, former Secretary of the Economy of Mexico, discusses NAFTA, USMCA, and the future of trade in North America. In addition, John W. Diamond, the Edward A. and Hermena Hancock Kelly Fellow in Public Finance and director of the Center for Public Finance at the Baker Institute, shares some remarks about the panel discussion on trade in North America. For a video of the event "North American Trade: Issues and Challenges for the Next Decade," with former U.S. Secre...

Episode 30: The Future of North American Trade (Guests: Bruno Ferrari and John Diamond)

October 25, 2018 15:18 - 20 minutes - 10.7 MB

His Excellency Bruno Ferrari, former Secretary of the Economy of Mexico, discusses NAFTA, USMCA, and the future of trade in North America. In addition, John W. Diamond, the Edward A. and Hermena Hancock Kelly Fellow in Public Finance and director of the Center for Public Finance at the Baker Institute, shares some remarks about the panel discussion on trade in North America. For a video of the event "North American Trade: Issues and Challenges for the Next Decade," with former U.S. Secre...

Episode 29: Mexico's Economic Relation with East Asia (Guest: José Luis León-Manríquez)

October 11, 2018 15:29 - 25 minutes - 13 MB

José Luis León-Manríquez, professor of international and East Asian studies at the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana in Mexico City, discusses the importance of Mexico’s economic partnerships with China, South Korea, and Japan. Dr. León-Manríquez was in Houston for the event "Trade Between Asia and Latin America: What's Next?," organized by the Baker Institute's Mexico Center and Latin America Initiative, and Asia Society-Texas on Oct. 2, 2018. For more information on the Baker Institut...

Episode 29: Mexico's Economic Relation with East Asia

October 11, 2018 15:29 - 25 minutes - 13 MB

José Luis León-Manríquez, professor of international and East Asian studies at the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana in Mexico City, discusses the importance of Mexico’s economic partnerships with China, South Korea, and Japan. Dr. León-Manríquez was in Houston for the event "Trade Between Asia and Latin America: What's Next?," organized by the Baker Institute's Mexico Center and Latin America Initiative, and Asia Society-Texas on Oct. 2, 2018. For more information on the Baker Institut...

Episode 28: Pemex and Energy Policy under AMLO

September 27, 2018 15:12 - 20 minutes - 10.8 MB

Fluvio Ruiz Alarcón, former board member of Pemex and advisor on energy issues to López Obrador during the presidential campaign, discusses the changes in energy policy the new administration could pursue and what this means for the 2013 energy reform. Ruiz Alarcón offered remarks at the Baker Institute, at an event organized by the Mexico Center and the Center for Energy Studies, on September 19, 2018. For a video of the event, please visit https://www.bakerinstitute.org/events/1958/ Fo...

Episode 28: Pemex and Energy Policy under AMLO (Guest: Fluvio Ruiz Alarcón)

September 27, 2018 15:12 - 20 minutes - 10.8 MB

Fluvio Ruiz Alarcón, former board member of Pemex and advisor on energy issues to López Obrador during the presidential campaign, discusses the changes in energy policy the new administration could pursue and what this means for the 2013 energy reform. Ruiz Alarcón offered remarks at the Baker Institute, at an event organized by the Mexico Center and the Center for Energy Studies, on September 19, 2018. For a video of the event, please visit https://www.bakerinstitute.org/events/1958/ Fo...

Episode 27: Defining and Measuring Corruption: The Case Study of Mexico

September 13, 2018 17:49 - 18 minutes - 10.1 MB

Iván Rodríguez, postdoctoral research fellow in international trade at the Baker Institute Mexico Center, discusses his recent paper, "Understanding the Problems and Obstacles of Corruption in Mexico," on the difficulties in defining corruption and its implications for how to measure and combat this issue in Mexico. For comments and questions please email [email protected]

Episode 27: Defining and Measuring Corruption: The Case Study of Mexico (Guest: Ivan Rodriguez Sanchez)

September 13, 2018 17:49 - 18 minutes - 10.1 MB

Iván Rodríguez, postdoctoral research fellow in international trade at the Baker Institute Mexico Center, discusses his recent paper, "Understanding the Problems and Obstacles of Corruption in Mexico," on the difficulties in defining corruption and its implications for how to measure and combat this issue in Mexico. For comments and questions please email [email protected]

Episode 26: Psychological Distress Among Undocumented Immigrants

August 30, 2018 18:55 - 29 minutes - 15.1 MB

Luz Garcini, postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Psychological Sciences at Rice University, discusses her research on the psychological distress among undocumented Mexican immigrants living in high-risk neighborhoods in the United States. For comments and questions please email [email protected]

Episode 26: Psychological Distress Among Undocumented Immigrants (Guest: Luz Garcini)

August 30, 2018 18:55 - 29 minutes - 15.1 MB

Luz Garcini, postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Psychological Sciences at Rice University, discusses her research on the psychological distress among undocumented Mexican immigrants living in high-risk neighborhoods in the United States. For comments and questions please email [email protected]

Episode 25: The Impact of a Border Wall on Biodiversity

August 16, 2018 17:33 - 21 minutes - 11.5 MB

Scott Egan, assistant professor of biosciences at Rice University and a Rice faculty scholar at the Mexico Center, discusses the impact a continuous border wall can have on the natural populations of plants and animals that exists in the U.S.-Mexico border regions. For updated information and analysis on Mexico's July 1 election and the results at the federal, state and local level, visit the Mexico Center's Election Resource page. For comments and questions please email mexicocenter@ric...

Episode 25: The Impact of a Border Wall on Biodiversity (Guest: Scott Egan)

August 16, 2018 17:33 - 21 minutes - 11.5 MB

Scott Egan, assistant professor of biosciences at Rice University and a Rice faculty scholar at the Mexico Center, discusses the impact a continuous border wall can have on the natural populations of plants and animals that exists in the U.S.-Mexico border regions. For updated information and analysis on Mexico's July 1 election and the results at the federal, state and local level, visit the Mexico Center's Election Resource page. For comments and questions please email mexicocenter@ric...

Episode 24: Mexico's Corruption Problem (Guest: Paul Lagunes)

August 02, 2018 15:02 - 25 minutes - 13.3 MB

Paul Lagunes, the 2018 Board of Advisors Visiting Fellow, and an assistant professor at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs, talks about the role of transparency in fighting corruption, what steps are needed beyond ensuring better access to public information, and Mexico’s corruption problem in a broader, Latin American perspective. For updated information and analysis on Mexico's July 1 election and the results at the federal, state and local level, visit the ...

Episode 24: Mexico's Corruption Problem

August 02, 2018 15:02 - 25 minutes - 13.3 MB

Paul Lagunes, the 2018 Board of Advisors Visiting Fellow, and an assistant professor at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs, talks about the role of transparency in fighting corruption, what steps are needed beyond ensuring better access to public information, and Mexico’s corruption problem in a broader, Latin American perspective. For updated information and analysis on Mexico's July 1 election and the results at the federal, state and local level, visit the ...

Episode 23: AMLO and the future of Mexico's energy reform

July 19, 2018 15:24 - 20 minutes - 11 MB

Miriam Grunstein, nonresident scholar at the Baker Institute Mexico Center and chief energy counsel at Brilliant Energy Consulting, discusses the energy reform in light of López Obrador’s victory in Mexico's recent elections and his coming administration. For updated information and analyses on Mexico's July 1 election and the results at the federal, state and local level, visit the Mexico Center's Election Resource page. For comments and questions please email [email protected]

Episode 23: AMLO and the future of Mexico's energy reform (Guest: Miriam Grunstein)

July 19, 2018 15:24 - 20 minutes - 11 MB

Miriam Grunstein, nonresident scholar at the Baker Institute Mexico Center and chief energy counsel at Brilliant Energy Consulting, discusses the energy reform in light of López Obrador’s victory in Mexico's recent elections and his coming administration. For updated information and analyses on Mexico's July 1 election and the results at the federal, state and local level, visit the Mexico Center's Election Resource page. For comments and questions please email [email protected]

Episode 22: Election Day in Mexico and the Results

July 05, 2018 15:45 - 25 minutes - 13 MB

Tony Payan, the Françoise and Edward Djerejian Fellow for Mexico Studies and director of the Mexico Center at the Baker Institute, analyzes the results from the July 1st election and the victory of leftist candidate Andres Manuel López Obrador. Enrique Quezada, Mexico Centered podcast host, speaks to Mexican voters in Mexico City on July 1 to hear their thoughts on the election and the candidates. For more information on the elections and the results in Mexico's July 1 elections, visit t...

Episode 22: Election Day in Mexico and the Results (Guest: Tony Payan)

July 05, 2018 15:45 - 25 minutes - 13 MB

Tony Payan, the Françoise and Edward Djerejian Fellow for Mexico Studies and director of the Mexico Center at the Baker Institute, analyzes the results from the July 1st election and the victory of leftist candidate Andres Manuel López Obrador. Enrique Quezada, Mexico Centered podcast host, speaks to Mexican voters in Mexico City on July 1 to hear their thoughts on the election and the candidates. For more information on the elections and the results in Mexico's July 1 elections, visit t...

Episode 21: Telecommunications Reform in Mexico

June 21, 2018 15:15 - 20 minutes - 10.8 MB

Clara Luz Álvarez, nonresident scholar at the Mexico Center and  professor at the Universidad Panamericana, discusses the telecommunications reform of 2013 in the context of the current presidential election and the NAFTA renegotiations. She previously served as the rapporteur for the International Telecommunications Union’s study group of information technology accessibility for people with disabilities, and as commissioner for Mexico’s Federal Telecommunications Commission (Cofetel). F...

Episode 21: Telecommunications Reform in Mexico (Guest: Clara Luz Alvarez)

June 21, 2018 15:15 - 20 minutes - 10.8 MB

Clara Luz Álvarez, nonresident scholar at the Mexico Center and  professor at the Universidad Panamericana, discusses the telecommunications reform of 2013 in the context of the current presidential election and the NAFTA renegotiations. She previously served as the rapporteur for the International Telecommunications Union’s study group of information technology accessibility for people with disabilities, and as commissioner for Mexico’s Federal Telecommunications Commission (Cofetel). F...

Episode 20: Presidential Candidates and Migration Policy Proposals

June 07, 2018 15:13 - 21 minutes - 11.1 MB

Erika de la Garza, program director of the Latin America Initiative at the Baker Institute, analyses the migration policy proposals that the presidential candidates put forth during the second presidential debate which took place on May 20. We also discuss the different approaches to migration policy in the Obama and Trump administrations. For more information on the upcoming elections in Mexico, visit the Mexico Center's Election Resource page. For comments and questions please email me...

Episode 20: Presidential Candidates and Migration Policy Proposals (Guest: Erika de la Garza)

June 07, 2018 15:13 - 21 minutes - 11.1 MB

Erika de la Garza, program director of the Latin America Initiative at the Baker Institute, analyses the migration policy proposals that the presidential candidates put forth during the second presidential debate which took place on May 20. We also discuss the different approaches to migration policy in the Obama and Trump administrations. For more information on the upcoming elections in Mexico, visit the Mexico Center's Election Resource page. For comments and questions please email me...

Episode 19: NAFTA Renegotiations (Guest: David Gantz)

May 24, 2018 00:11 - 24 minutes - 12.6 MB

David A. Gantz, Mexico Center nonresident fellow and Samuel M. Fegtly Professor of Law at the University of Arizona’s James E. Rogers College of Law, discusses the progress and challenges in the NAFTA renegotiations given the current political landscape in both the United States and Mexico. Plus we discuss a recent paper where David Gantz examines the impact of NAFTA renegotiations on established processes for trade disputes between investors and states; between states and states; and rega...

Episode 19: NAFTA Renegotiations

May 24, 2018 00:11 - 24 minutes - 12.6 MB

David A. Gantz, Mexico Center nonresident fellow and Samuel M. Fegtly Professor of Law at the University of Arizona’s James E. Rogers College of Law, discusses the progress and challenges in the NAFTA renegotiations given the current political landscape in both the United States and Mexico. Plus we discuss a recent paper where David Gantz examines the impact of NAFTA renegotiations on established processes for trade disputes between investors and states; between states and states; and rega...

Episode 18: The Role of Electoral Institutions (Guest: Rodrigo Montes de Oca)

May 10, 2018 19:09 - 19 minutes - 10.4 MB

Rodrigo Montes de Oca, research scholar at the Mexico Center, talks about the electoral institutions in Mexico and the implications of the electoral court’s decision to include Jaime Rodriguez on the presidential ballot for public distrust. For more information on the upcoming elections in Mexico, visit the Mexico Center's Election Resource page. For comments and questions please email [email protected]

Episode 18: The Role of Electoral Institutions

May 10, 2018 19:09 - 19 minutes - 10.4 MB

Rodrigo Montes de Oca, research scholar at the Mexico Center, talks about the electoral institutions in Mexico and the implications of the electoral court’s decision to include Jaime Rodriguez on the presidential ballot for public distrust. For more information on the upcoming elections in Mexico, visit the Mexico Center's Election Resource page. For comments and questions please email [email protected]

Episode 17: Public Security and Cartels in Mexico

April 26, 2018 22:02 - 23 minutes - 12.2 MB

In February, the Cártel de Jalisco Nueva Generación published a video where they showed two intelligence officers from Mexico’s Attorney General’s office kneeling, with armed men behind them. The officers were later found dead. This week, news broke that members of this cartel had kidnapped three students, tortured them, and dissolved their bodies in acid. Nathan Jones, a nonresident scholar in drug policy and Mexico studies at the Baker Institute Mexico Center, talks about the challenges th...

Episode 17: Public Security and Cartels in Mexico (Guest: Nathan Jones)

April 26, 2018 22:02 - 23 minutes - 12.2 MB

In February, the Cártel de Jalisco Nueva Generación published a video where they showed two intelligence officers from Mexico’s Attorney General’s office kneeling, with armed men behind them. The officers were later found dead. This week, news broke that members of this cartel had kidnapped three students, tortured them, and dissolved their bodies in acid. Nathan Jones, a nonresident scholar in drug policy and Mexico studies at the Baker Institute Mexico Center, talks about the challenges th...

Episode 16: Integration of Energy Markets (Guest: Isidro Morales)

April 12, 2018 16:50 - 23 minutes - 12.3 MB

Isidro Morales, a nonresident scholar at the Mexico Center and senior professor and researcher at the School of Government and Public Transformation at Tec. de Monterrey, Santa Fe campus, sat down to discuss the current state of the continental integration of energy markets in North America, the possible role of the region globally, and the contributions of Mexico to this North American partnership. For more information on the upcoming elections in Mexico, visit the Mexico Center's Electio...

Episode 16: Integration of Energy Markets

April 12, 2018 16:50 - 23 minutes - 12.3 MB

Isidro Morales, a nonresident scholar at the Mexico Center and senior professor and researcher at the School of Government and Public Transformation at Tec. de Monterrey, Santa Fe campus, sat down to discuss the current state of the continental integration of energy markets in North America, the possible role of the region globally, and the contributions of Mexico to this North American partnership. For more information on the upcoming elections in Mexico, visit the Mexico Center's Electio...

Episode 15: Electoral Strategies (Guest: Tony Payan)

March 29, 2018 17:11 - 19 minutes - 10.5 MB

Before the official campaign period begins on Friday, March 30, we discuss what happened in this in-between period after the pre-campaigns ended back in February. Tony Payan, Mexico Center director, discusses the strategies on which the candidates and coalitions are betting their electoral success. For more information on the upcoming elections in Mexico, visit the Mexico Center's Election Resource page. For comments and questions please email [email protected]  

Episode 15: Electoral Strategies

March 29, 2018 17:11 - 19 minutes - 10.5 MB

Before the official campaign period begins on Friday, March 30, we discuss what happened in this in-between period after the pre-campaigns ended back in February. Tony Payan, Mexico Center director, discusses the strategies on which the candidates and coalitions are betting their electoral success. For more information on the upcoming elections in Mexico, visit the Mexico Center's Election Resource page. For comments and questions please email [email protected]  

Episode 14: The U.S. - Mexico Border (Guest: Gil Kerlikowske)

March 22, 2018 15:48 - 19 minutes - 10.2 MB

Back from Rice University's spring break, we talk with Gil Kerlikowske, a nonresident fellow at the Mexico Center specializing in border issues and former commissioner of Customs and Border Protection during the latter part of the Obama administration, about the joint efforts of the U.S. and Mexican governments to solve the issues at the border. For more information on the upcoming elections in Mexico, visit the Mexico Center's Election Resource page.    

Episode 14: The U.S. - Mexico Border

March 22, 2018 15:48 - 19 minutes - 10.2 MB

Back from Rice University's spring break, we talk with Gil Kerlikowske, a nonresident fellow at the Mexico Center specializing in border issues and former commissioner of Customs and Border Protection during the latter part of the Obama administration, about the joint efforts of the U.S. and Mexican governments to solve the issues at the border. For more information on the upcoming elections in Mexico, visit the Mexico Center's Election Resource page.    

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