Judy Ley Allen México Centered

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

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 13: Political Uncertainty and Mexico’s Energy Reform (Guest: Jesús Reyes-Heroles)

As 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) from 2006 to 2009. For more information on the upcoming elections in Mexico, visit the Mexico Center's Election Resource page.

Episode 12: High-Skilled Migration from Mexico and Mexico’s response to US proposed policy changes (Guest: Elizabeth Salamanca)

The 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 north. For more information on the upcoming elections in Mexico, visit the Mexico Center's Election Resource page.  

Episode 11: Impunity in Mexico (Guest: Juan Antonio Le Clercq)

Juan 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 the Centre for Impunity and Justice. 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 (Guest: Adrian Duhalt)

In 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)

The 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 the Consejo Mexicano de Asuntos Internacionales (COMEXI), and the chairman of CIDAC (Center of Research for Development), an independent research institution focusing on economic and political issues in Mexico. 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 the election and its impact on the binational relationship. The Mexico Centered podcast is hosted by Enrique Quezada, graduate fellow at the Baker Institute Mexico Center.

Episode 8: Party Coalitions and Deciding the Presidential Candidates (Guest: Tony Payan)

On 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/files/22b0d56a/bi-brief-121817-mex-security.pdf 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 the election and its impact on the binational relationship. The Mexico Centered podcast is hosted by Enrique Quezada, graduate fellow at the Baker Institute Mexico Center.  

Episode 7: Public Security and Organized Crime (Guest: Gary Hale)

On 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/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 the election and its impact on the binational relationship. The Mexico Centered podcast is hosted by Enrique Quezada, graduate fellow at the Baker Institute Mexico Center.

Episode 6: How Mexico views the U.S. and its impact on the Mexican elections (Guest: Jesus Velasco)

Jesús 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 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 the election and its impact on the binational relationship. The Mexico Centered podcast is hosted by Enrique Quezada, graduate fellow at the Baker Institute Mexico Center.

Episode 5: Presidential Candidates and Energy Reform (Guest: Francisco Monaldi)

Back 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-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 the election and its impact on the binational relationship. The Mexico Centered podcast is hosted by Enrique Quezada, graduate fellow at the Baker Institute Mexico Center.