Judy Ley Allen México Centered
Tony Payan interviews academics, former government officials, and other experts on issues central to U.S.-Mexico relations, including trade, immigration, and public safety. New episodes are released monthly.
The podcast is hosted by the Claudio X. González Center for the U.S. and Mexico at Rice University’s Baker Institute in Houston, Texas. through original research, relevant solutions to binational policy issues, and the advancement of mutual understanding, we seek to have a meaningful impact on the U.S.-Mexico relationship.
Learn about our work at bakerinstitute.org/usmx.
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Episodes
Thursday Feb 07, 2019
Thursday Feb 07, 2019
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 the event, visit https://www.bakerinstitute.org/events/1983/ 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.
Tuesday Dec 11, 2018
Tuesday Dec 11, 2018
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 of interest. Happy holidays!
Wednesday Nov 21, 2018
Wednesday Nov 21, 2018
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.
Thursday Nov 08, 2018
Thursday Nov 08, 2018
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 mailing list, please subscribe here and make sure to check "Mexico" as your area of interest.
Thursday Oct 25, 2018
Thursday Oct 25, 2018
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. Secretary of Commerce, The Honorable Carlos Gutierrez; and Mr. Ferrari, please visit this page. For more information on the Baker Institute Mexico Center, please visit our website at https://www.bakerinstitute.org/mexico-center/ If you wish to join our mailing list, please subscribe here and make sure to check on "Mexico" as your area of interest, and follow us on Twitter.
Thursday Oct 11, 2018
Thursday Oct 11, 2018
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 Institute Mexico Center, please visit our website at https://www.bakerinstitute.org/mexico-center/ If you wish to join our mailing list, please subscribe here and make sure to check on "Mexico" as your area of interest. We recently published our 5th Anniversary Special Edition newsletter, click here to read an overview of our accomplishments during this period. For comments and questions please email mexicocenter@rice.edu
Thursday Sep 27, 2018
Thursday Sep 27, 2018
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/ For more information on the Baker Institute Mexico Center, please visit our website at https://www.bakerinstitute.org/mexico-center/ If you wish to join our mailing list, please subscribe here and make sure to check on "Mexico" as your area of interest. For comments and questions please email mexicocenter@rice.edu
Thursday Sep 13, 2018
Thursday Sep 13, 2018
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 mexicocenter@rice.edu
Thursday Aug 30, 2018
Thursday Aug 30, 2018
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 mexicocenter@rice.edu
Thursday Aug 16, 2018
Thursday Aug 16, 2018
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@rice.edu