U.S.-Mexico Relations, Security and Human Rights
Mexico has experienced an intense security crisis, organized crime wave and an explosion in violent crime. In the past, scholars, analysts, and media commentators have overlooked the central role of...
View ArticleThe Growing Importance of Mexico in North America: A Discussion with Under...
The Wilson Center's Mexico Institute is pleased to host a discussion with Mexico's Under Secretary for North America Sergio Alcocer. Directions: Directions to the Wilson Center
View ArticleReflections on Mexico's Southern Border
In early March, 2015, a small group of researchers from the Washington-based Wilson Center and from Mexico’s Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México and Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas...
View ArticleFinancial Education Tools for the Hispanic Community
The Mexico Institute is pleased to invite you to learn about the efforts of the Mexican government to improve financial literacy within the Mexican and Hispanic communities in the United States and...
View ArticleCorruption, A Central Issue in the Campaigns
Mexico’s political elite has been roiled in recent months by a succession of corruption and conflict of interest scandals. The “Casa Blanca” scandal involving the First Lady, Angélica Rivera, followed...
View ArticleThe Future of Renewable Energy and Climate Change Policy in Mexico
Mexico’s recent Energy Reform marked a big change in terms of investment and opportunities in oil and gas. However, the comprehensive package of legislation was also aimed to incentivize and...
View ArticleMedia Briefing: Summit of the Americas
Photo credit: cumbredelasamericas.paAhead of President Obama’s trip to the 2015 Summit of the Americas in Panama, Wilson Center experts will be available for analysis and commentary on U.S. policy in...
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Mexico's Midterm Elections and the Peña Nieto Administration
The Wilson Center's Mexico Institute was pleased to host an event on Mexico's 2015 midterm elections. On June 7, 2015, more than 86 million Mexicans will have the opportunity to elect 500 federal...
View ArticleEconomic Impact and Legal Analysis of the Shale Oil and Gas Activities in...
Opportunities for unconventional or shale oil and gas production in Mexico are in the earliest stages of development. While shale gas production increased significantly in the U.S. over the past decade...
View ArticleDoubts Persist Over Mexican Contract Terms: Will the Government Get it Right...
On June 7, Mexican voters will go to the ballot box in mid-term elections that will be viewed as a test of the Enrique Pena Nieto presidency and of the ruling PRI party. Despite the many challenges...
View ArticleA False War Fades: The End of Brazil-Mexico Rivalry?
For much of the past two decades, Brazil and Mexico seemed at times to be on a collision course. Diplomats from Latin America’s two largest nations were often preoccupied, if not obsessed, with a...
View ArticleInequality in Mexico
Mexico's economic inequality has inhibited the country's economic growth and slowed the potential of its social and human capital. And extreme inequality has worsened over the last 20 years, with...
View ArticleSeeking New Solutions: Alternative Approaches to Preventing Crime and...
The Mexico Institute of the Woodrow Wilson Center's is pleased to invite you to an event on violence and crime prevention in Mexico. Mexico's Undersecretary of the Interior for Prevention and Citizen...
View ArticleThe Escape of El Chapo Guzmán and the Struggle Against Organized Crime
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE DIAL-IN INFORMATION HAS CHANGEDToll Free #: 888-989-5158Conference #: 1-517-308-9006Conference Passcode: 13304On Saturday, July 11, around 9 p.m., drug kingpin Joaquín Guzmán...
View ArticleMexico's Oil Auction: short-term disappointment v long-term progress
On Wednesday July 15, Juan Carlos Zepeda, the president of Mexico’s National Hydrocarbons Commission (CNH), announced the results of bidding for exploration contracts in 14 shallow water blocks in the...
View ArticleMedia Briefing: Summit of the Americas
Photo credit: cumbredelasamericas.paAhead of President Obama’s trip to the 2015 Summit of the Americas in Panama, Wilson Center experts will be available for analysis and commentary on U.S. policy in...
View ArticleMexico's Midterm Elections and the Peña Nieto Administration
The Wilson Center's Mexico Institute was pleased to host an event on Mexico's 2015 midterm elections. On June 7, 2015, more than 86 million Mexicans will have the opportunity to elect 500 federal...
View ArticleEconomic Impact and Legal Analysis of the Shale Oil and Gas Activities in...
Opportunities for unconventional or shale oil and gas production in Mexico are in the earliest stages of development. While shale gas production increased significantly in the U.S. over the past decade...
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