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

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 Obrador faces a unique opportunity to tackle the problem of corruption. 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. Have a wonderful summer!  

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

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.org/events/1991/ 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 35: Crisis in Venezuela and Lessons for Mexico (Guest: Francisco Monaldi)

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

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.  

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

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!

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

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)

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.

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

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.  

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

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  

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

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