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Episode 65: 2021 Annual Roundup (Guest: Tony Payan)

Release Date: 12/03/2021

Episode 80 - AI and the Binantional Relation (Guests: Chris Bronk and Alejandro Dabdoub)

Judy Ley Allen Mexico Centered

The Center for the United States and Mexico at Rice University’s Baker Institute stays abreast of the many issues affecting the binational relationship–including some issues that are not as intuitive and are often not in the media. One of these is artificial intelligence. To explore what AI can do to the U.S.-Mexico relationship - in academia, security, cybersecurity, and labor - we sat down with , a nonresident fellow at the Baker Institute and an associate professor at the University of Houston, where he directs the graduate cybersecurity program; and , Mexican investor,...

Episode 79 - Mexico's Judicial Reform (Guests: Javier Martin Reyes and David Gantz)

Judy Ley Allen Mexico Centered

Mexico’s sweeping overhaul of the country’s court system took effect last month, in the final weeks before President López Obrador handed the keys of the National Palace to his mentee and successor, President Claudia Sheinbaum. Mexico is now one of the few countries in the world that elects its judges, including at the Supreme Court level, by popular vote, rather than by appointment. This widely controversial move has led to protests by the federal judiciary, as well as criticism by the United States, Mexico’s top trading partner. What exactly does the overhaul entail, and...

Episode 78: The USMCA Review and Other Trade Challenges (Guest: C.J. Mahoney)

Judy Ley Allen Mexico Centered

International trade has flourished in recent decades. In the U.S., which is both the world’s largest importer and exporter of goods and services, trade has lowered the costs of everyday goods, raised the living standard, and fueled job growth. But it has also eliminated some jobs, mostly in manufacturing. As a result, support for free trade has declined. Today, American policymakers are embracing industrial policies, which are designed to promote specific sectors, especially manufacturing, in a way not seen since the 1980s. President Biden’s “Buy American” policies are a prime...

Episode 77: Claudia Sheinbaum and AMLO’s Looming Shadow (Guest: Tony Payan)

Judy Ley Allen Mexico Centered

Late last month, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador announced a “pause” in relations with the U.S. embassy. These latest tensions between the two countries came after U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Ken Salazar criticized López Obrador’s proposed judicial reforms, which include electing judges by popular vote. Salazar this measure “a major risk to the functioning of Mexico’s democracy.” When Mexican President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum, López Obrador’s protégé, takes office on Oct. 1, she will inherit the strained relationship with the U.S. and a host of other challenges...

Episode 76: Voter Attitudes in Mexico and the US (Guest: Carlos Moreno Jaimes)

Judy Ley Allen Mexico Centered

In this month's episode of Mexico Centered, sits down with , professor and researcher at ITESO Universidad Jesuita de Guadalajara, about voter attitudes in the Mexican and U.S. electorates and a recent survey he conducted to look at this issue. For more information on the Baker Institute Center for the United States and Mexico visit our , and follow us on and . To join our mailing list, please subscribe and make sure to opt-in to "U.S.-Mexico Update."

Episode 75: Mexico's Elections: The Results (Guest: Lorena Becerra)

Judy Ley Allen Mexico Centered

Tony Payan sits down with , political analyst and CEO of Lorena Becerra Encuestas, to analyze the results of Mexico’s presidential election on June 2, 2024. For more information on the Baker Institute Center for the United States and Mexico visit our , and follow us on and . To join our mailing list, please subscribe and make sure to opt-in to "U.S.-Mexico Update."

Episode 74: Mexico's Post-Presidential Election Scenarios (Guest: Javier Martin Reyes)

Judy Ley Allen Mexico Centered

In this episode we sit down with , researcher at the Institute for Legal Research at Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) for a conversation on Mexico's post-presidential election scenarios and their possible legal consequences. For more information on the Baker Institute Center for the United States and Mexico visit our , and follow us on and . To join our mailing list, please subscribe and make sure to opt-in to "U.S.-Mexico Update."

Episode 73: Mexico's Presidential Elections, the Candidates, Continuity and the Binational Relation (Guest: Carlos Bravo Regidor)

Judy Ley Allen Mexico Centered

As Mexico's current presidential administration approaches its final days, key questions about the country’s future arise. Some of the critical challenges facing Mexico range from political to democratic principles, such as the growing poverty rate, the state of public safety, and the U.S.–Mexico binational relationship. How will the next presidential administration tackle these issues? In this episode we have a wide-ranging conversation with , a political analyst for media outlets Expansión Política, Gatopardo, ForoTV, and Radio Fórmula. Joined by the Center for the U.S. and...

Episode 72: The 2024 Presidential Elections in Mexico (Guests: Tony Payan, Ivan Rodriguez Sanchez; Edward M. Emmett)

Judy Ley Allen Mexico Centered

We're back! After a hiatus of almost 2 years the Mexico Centered podcast returns...and just in time for Mexico's 2024 presidential elections. In this episode, a crossover with the Baker Institute's Baker Briefing podcast, host and Baker Institute fellow Edward M. Emmett sits down with Tony Payan, director, and Jose Ivan Rodriguez-Sanchez, scholar, of the Baker Institute Center for the U.S. and Mexico, to look ahead at Mexico's 2024 elections. For more information on the Baker Institute Center for the United States and Mexico visit our , and follow us on and . To join our mailing list,...

Episode 71: Hosting Mexico Centered (Guests: Tony Payan and Enrique Quezada)

Judy Ley Allen Mexico Centered

In his final episode as host, Enrique Quezada sits down with Tony Payan, director of the Baker Institute Center for the U.S. and Mexico, to look back at how the podcast started and the role it has played at the Center. Enrique talks about preparing for interviews and the behind-the-scenes work to produce Mexico Centered. For more information on the Baker Institute Center for the United States and Mexico visit our , and follow us on and . To join our mailing list, please subscribe and make sure to opt-in to "Center for the U.S. and Mexico Communications."

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Tony Payan, director of the Baker Institute Center for the United States and Mexico, discusses what happened in 2021 to Mexico’s economy, politics, public health, and to the binational relationship with the United States. He also sets out expectations for 2022.

For more information on the Baker Institute Center for the United States and Mexico visit our website, and follow us on Twitter and LinkedIn. To join our mailing list, please subscribe here and make sure to opt-in to "Center for the U.S. and Mexico Communications."

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