Judy Ley Allen Mexico Centered
126 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★ - 13 ratingsThe "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 13: Political Uncertainty and Mexico's Energy Reform (Guest: Jesús Reyes-Heroles)
March 01, 2018 18:58 - 32 minutes - 16.1 MBAs Mexico heads into a major election, the energy reform continues to be at the center of the conversation. A couple of weeks ago, the Mexico Center hosted a panel discussion on the political uncertainty surrounding the energy reform. After the event, I had the opportunity to sit down with Jesús Reyes-Heroles, the featured speaker and a nonresident fellow for the Baker Institute Mexico Center and the executive president of StructurA. He was previously CEO of Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) fro...
Episode 13: Political Uncertainty and Mexico's Energy Reform
March 01, 2018 18:58 - 32 minutes - 16.1 MBAs Mexico heads into a major election, the energy reform continues to be at the center of the conversation. A couple of weeks ago, the Mexico Center hosted a panel discussion on the political uncertainty surrounding the energy reform. After the event, I had the opportunity to sit down with Jesús Reyes-Heroles, the featured speaker and a nonresident fellow for the Baker Institute Mexico Center and the executive president of StructurA. He was previously CEO of Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) fro...
Episode 12: High-Skilled Migration from Mexico and Mexico's response to US proposed policy changes
February 15, 2018 21:10 - 21 minutes - 11.4 MBThe issue of immigration has remained a salient topic in U.S.-Mexico relations for over 20 years. In addition to the traditional migration issues, President Trump has expressed his discontent with the current state of legal migration, which includes high-skilled workers. Elizabeth Salamanca, Mexico Center nonresident scholar and professor at the School of Business and Economics at Universidad de las Américas Puebla, talks about the reasons and consequences of high-skilled workers moving nort...
Episode 12: High-Skilled Migration from Mexico and Mexico's response to US proposed policy changes (Guest: Elizabeth Salamanca)
February 15, 2018 21:10 - 21 minutes - 11.4 MBThe issue of immigration has remained a salient topic in U.S.-Mexico relations for over 20 years. In addition to the traditional migration issues, President Trump has expressed his discontent with the current state of legal migration, which includes high-skilled workers. Elizabeth Salamanca, Mexico Center nonresident scholar and professor at the School of Business and Economics at Universidad de las Américas Puebla, talks about the reasons and consequences of high-skilled workers moving nort...
Episode 11: Impunity in Mexico
February 01, 2018 17:59 - 20 minutes - 10.8 MBJuan Antonio Le Clercq, a nonresident scholar at the Mexico Center and co-author of the “2017 Global Impunity Index” discusses impunity in Mexico and what the Mexican voter can expect from the campaigns in terms of solutions to this problem. Juan Antonio Le Clercq, Ph.D., is also a professor at the University of the Americas Puebla (UDLAP) in Mexico. At UDLAP, Le Clercq has been chair of the International Relations and Political Science Department since 2014 and also serves as director of ...
Episode 11: Impunity in Mexico (Guest: Juan Antonio Le Clercq)
February 01, 2018 17:59 - 20 minutes - 10.8 MBJuan Antonio Le Clercq, a nonresident scholar at the Mexico Center and co-author of the “2017 Global Impunity Index” discusses impunity in Mexico and what the Mexican voter can expect from the campaigns in terms of solutions to this problem. Juan Antonio Le Clercq, Ph.D., is also a professor at the University of the Americas Puebla (UDLAP) in Mexico. At UDLAP, Le Clercq has been chair of the International Relations and Political Science Department since 2014 and also serves as director of ...
Episode 10: Energy Trade between US and Mexico (Guest: Adrian Duhalt)
January 25, 2018 15:56 - 18 minutes - 9.99 MBIn August 2017, 67% of Mexico’s natural gas supply came from the United States. In addition, in the energy sector in 2016, US exports to Mexico amounted to $20.2 billion versus the $8.7 billion in imports. Mexico Center postdoctoral fellow in energy studies Adrian Duhalt discusses the U.S.-Mexico energy trade and what the next president can do about natural gas and oil production. For more information on the upcoming elections in Mexico, visit the Mexico Center's Election Resource page.
Episode 10: Energy Trade between US and Mexico
January 25, 2018 15:56 - 18 minutes - 9.99 MBIn August 2017, 67% of Mexico’s natural gas supply came from the United States. In addition, in the energy sector in 2016, US exports to Mexico amounted to $20.2 billion versus the $8.7 billion in imports. Mexico Center postdoctoral fellow in energy studies Adrian Duhalt discusses the U.S.-Mexico energy trade and what the next president can do about natural gas and oil production. For more information on the upcoming elections in Mexico, visit the Mexico Center's Election Resource page.
Episode 9: The Power Structure and the Rules of the Game (Guest: Luis Rubio)
January 18, 2018 16:33 - 20 minutes - 11 MBThe Mexican economy continues to underperform and the country faces serious issues of public security and corruption. Moreover, the existing structure of power and system of privileges gives politicians incentives to favor the status quo, adding another layer to Mexico’s problems. In this episode Luis Rubio describes this power structure and discusses what the next president of Mexico can do about it. Luis Rubio is a nonresident fellow at the Baker Institute Mexico Center, the President of...
Episode 9: The Power Structure and the Rules of the Game
January 18, 2018 16:33 - 20 minutes - 11 MBThe Mexican economy continues to underperform and the country faces serious issues of public security and corruption. Moreover, the existing structure of power and system of privileges gives politicians incentives to favor the status quo, adding another layer to Mexico’s problems. In this episode Luis Rubio describes this power structure and discusses what the next president of Mexico can do about it. Luis Rubio is a nonresident fellow at the Baker Institute Mexico Center, the President of...
Episode 8: Party Coalitions and Deciding the Presidential Candidates
January 11, 2018 15:48 - 21 minutes - 11.3 MBOn our first episode of 2018, we talk with Tony Payan, director of the Baker Institute Mexico Center and recap what happened over the winter break in Mexico. The candidate list for the presidential race appears to be set and more than primaries, the pre-campaigns look a lot like regular campaigns. We also discuss his latest publication which analyses rising crime and violence in Mexico that threatens to derail the economic reforms, available here: https://www.bakerinstitute.org/media/files...
Episode 8: Party Coalitions and Deciding the Presidential Candidates (Guest: Tony Payan)
January 11, 2018 15:48 - 21 minutes - 11.3 MBOn our first episode of 2018, we talk with Tony Payan, director of the Baker Institute Mexico Center and recap what happened over the winter break in Mexico. The candidate list for the presidential race appears to be set and more than primaries, the pre-campaigns look a lot like regular campaigns. We also discuss his latest publication which analyses rising crime and violence in Mexico that threatens to derail the economic reforms, available here: https://www.bakerinstitute.org/media/files...
Episode 7: Public Security and Organized Crime
December 14, 2017 16:20 - 23 minutes - 12.2 MBOn the last episode of 2017, we speak with Gary Hale, the nonresident fellow in drug policy and Mexico studies at the Baker Institute, about organized crime, extortions, and corruption. What can the next president of Mexico do to combat the rising levels of violence? The Mexico Centered podcast will be back on January 11, 2018. Happy holidays! The Mexico Centered podcast is part of the Mexico Center's Mexico Election Resource Center, which is available at https://www.bakerinstitute.org/m...
Episode 7: Public Security and Organized Crime (Guest: Gary Hale)
December 14, 2017 16:20 - 23 minutes - 12.2 MBOn the last episode of 2017, we speak with Gary Hale, the nonresident fellow in drug policy and Mexico studies at the Baker Institute, about organized crime, extortions, and corruption. What can the next president of Mexico do to combat the rising levels of violence? The Mexico Centered podcast will be back on January 11, 2018. Happy holidays! The Mexico Centered podcast is part of the Mexico Center's Mexico Election Resource Center, which is available at https://www.bakerinstitute.org/m...
Episode 6: How Mexico views the U.S. and its impact on the Mexican elections
December 07, 2017 19:45 - 14 minutes - 8.19 MBJesús Velasco, a nonresident scholar at the Mexico Center and the Joe and Teresa Long Endowed Chair in Social Sciences at Tarleton State University, talks about the evolution of the Mexican people’s and the Mexican government’s opinion of its northern neighbor. The Mexico Centered podcast is part of the Mexico Center's Mexico Election Resource Center, which is available at https://www.bakerinstitute.org/mexico-2018-election-resource-center/ The Resource Center seeks to provide informati...
Episode 6: How Mexico views the U.S. and its impact on the Mexican elections (Guest: Jesus Velasco)
December 07, 2017 19:45 - 14 minutes - 8.19 MBJesús Velasco, a nonresident scholar at the Mexico Center and the Joe and Teresa Long Endowed Chair in Social Sciences at Tarleton State University, talks about the evolution of the Mexican people’s and the Mexican government’s opinion of its northern neighbor. The Mexico Centered podcast is part of the Mexico Center's Mexico Election Resource Center, which is available at https://www.bakerinstitute.org/mexico-2018-election-resource-center/ The Resource Center seeks to provide informati...
Episode 5: Presidential Candidates and Energy Reform
November 30, 2017 15:56 - 20 minutes - 10.9 MBBack from the Thanksgiving break, Francisco J. Monaldi discusses the future of the energy reform in Mexico in the context of the upcoming 2018 presidential election. Monaldi is the fellow in Latin American energy policy at the Center for Energy Studies, Mexico Center and the Latin America Initiative at the Baker Institute. The Mexico Centered podcast is part of the Mexico Center's Mexico Election Resource Center, which is available at https://www.bakerinstitute.org/mexico-2018-election-r...
Episode 5: Presidential Candidates and Energy Reform (Guest: Francisco Monaldi)
November 30, 2017 15:56 - 20 minutes - 10.9 MBBack from the Thanksgiving break, Francisco J. Monaldi discusses the future of the energy reform in Mexico in the context of the upcoming 2018 presidential election. Monaldi is the fellow in Latin American energy policy at the Center for Energy Studies, Mexico Center and the Latin America Initiative at the Baker Institute. The Mexico Centered podcast is part of the Mexico Center's Mexico Election Resource Center, which is available at https://www.bakerinstitute.org/mexico-2018-election-r...
Episode 4: Independent Candidacies (Guest: Guadalupe Correa-Cabrera)
November 16, 2017 15:00 - 20 minutes - 10.7 MBThis week, Guadalupe Correa-Cabrera, nonresident scholar at the Mexico Center and associate professor in the Schar School of Policy and Government at George Mason University, talks about the role of independent candidates with a particular focus on Marichuy, an indigenous woman and a member of the Zapatistas. The Mexico Centered podcast is part of the Mexico Center's Mexico Election Resource Center, which is available at https://www.bakerinstitute.org/mexico-2018-election-resource-center/...
Episode 4: Independent Candidacies
November 16, 2017 15:00 - 20 minutes - 10.7 MBThis week, Guadalupe Correa-Cabrera, nonresident scholar at the Mexico Center and associate professor in the Schar School of Policy and Government at George Mason University, talks about the role of independent candidates with a particular focus on Marichuy, an indigenous woman and a member of the Zapatistas. The Mexico Centered podcast is part of the Mexico Center's Mexico Election Resource Center, which is available at https://www.bakerinstitute.org/mexico-2018-election-resource-center/...
Episode 3: Electorate Expectations and Potential Candidates (Part 2) (Guests: Carlos Angulo Parra and John Ackerman)
November 09, 2017 15:58 - 16 minutes - 9.04 MBCarlos Angulo Parra, former representative for the state of Chihuahua, and John Ackerman, professor at the Institute for Legal Research at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), discuss the context of the 2018 presidential election and the potential outcomes. The Mexico Centered podcast is part of the Mexico Center's Mexico Election Resource Center, which is available at https://www.bakerinstitute.org/mexico-2018-election-resource-center/ The Resource Center seeks to provi...
Episode 3: Electorate Expectations and Potential Candidates (Part 2)
November 09, 2017 15:58 - 16 minutes - 9.04 MBCarlos Angulo Parra, former representative for the state of Chihuahua, and John Ackerman, professor at the Institute for Legal Research at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), discuss the context of the 2018 presidential election and the potential outcomes. The Mexico Centered podcast is part of the Mexico Center's Mexico Election Resource Center, which is available at https://www.bakerinstitute.org/mexico-2018-election-resource-center/ The Resource Center seeks to provi...
Episode 2: Electorate Expectations and Potential Candidates (Guests: Luz María de la Mora and Gerardo Esquivel)
November 02, 2017 16:06 - 18 minutes - 10.1 MBLuz María de la Mora, managing director and founder of LMM Consulting; and Gerardo Esquivel, professor and researcher at the Center on Economic Studies of El Colegio de México, discuss the expectations of the electorate, parties, coalitions, and potential candidates for the 2018 presidential election. The Mexico Centered podcast is part of the Mexico Center's Mexico Election Resource Center, which is available at https://www.bakerinstitute.org/mexico-2018-election-resource-center/ The R...
Episode 2: Electorate Expectations and Potential Candidates
November 02, 2017 16:06 - 18 minutes - 10.1 MBLuz María de la Mora, managing director and founder of LMM Consulting; and Gerardo Esquivel, professor and researcher at the Center on Economic Studies of El Colegio de México, discuss the expectations of the electorate, parties, coalitions, and potential candidates for the 2018 presidential election. The Mexico Centered podcast is part of the Mexico Center's Mexico Election Resource Center, which is available at https://www.bakerinstitute.org/mexico-2018-election-resource-center/ The R...
Episode 1. Mexico’s 2018 election: An overview
October 31, 2017 19:54 - 15 minutes - 15.5 MBMexico Center director Tony Payan discusses the significance of Mexico's current election cycle. The Mexico Centered podcast is part of the Mexico Center's Mexico Election Resource Center, which is available at https://www.bakerinstitute.org/mexico-2018-election-resource-center/ The Resource Center seeks to provide information on Mexico’s 2018 election, including the parties, candidates and key issues, as well as in-depth analysis in order to inform a more comprehensive conversation on ...
Episode 1. Mexico’s 2018 election: An overview (Guest: Tony Payan)
October 31, 2017 19:54 - 15 minutes - 15.5 MBMexico Center director Tony Payan discusses the significance of Mexico's current election cycle. The Mexico Centered podcast is part of the Mexico Center's Mexico Election Resource Center, which is available at https://www.bakerinstitute.org/mexico-2018-election-resource-center/ The Resource Center seeks to provide information on Mexico’s 2018 election, including the parties, candidates and key issues, as well as in-depth analysis in order to inform a more comprehensive conversation on ...