Duncan Wood, Director of the Mexico Institute, will join a panel of experts in testifying before the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations regarding the U.S.-Mexico security relationship. A live webcast will begin at 2:30pm (EDT), Tuesday, June 18, 2013. read more
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The Mexico Institute seeks to improve understanding, communication, and cooperation between Mexico and the United States by promoting original research, encouraging public discussion, and proposing policy options for enhancing the bilateral relationship. A binational Advisory Board, chaired by José Antonio Fernández Carbajal and Roger W. Wallace, oversees the work of the Mexico Institute.
The Institute maintains an ongoing focus on five key issues in U.S.-Mexico relations:
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Duncan Wood To Testify Before Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
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Jun 18, 2013
Duncan Wood, Director of the Mexico Institute, will join a panel of experts in testifying before the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations regarding the U.S.-Mexico security relationship. A live webcast will begin at 2:30pm (EDT), Tuesday, June 18, 2013. more
Op-ed: Impunity and Hope - Mexico Institute in the News
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Jun 17, 2013
In his new book, Midnight in Mexico, Alfredo Corchado, born in Durango and the son of an immigrant farmworker, tries to explain to his parents why he decided to return to Mexico despite their best efforts to give him and his siblings a better life on the other side of the border. more
Reducing Drug Violence in Mexico: Options for Implementing Targeted Enforcement
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June 24, 2013 // 9:00am — 10:30am
"Reducing Drug Violence in Mexico: Options for Implementing Targeted Enforcement," a study by a group of recent UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs Masters in Public Policy graduates led by renowned criminologist Mark A.R. Kleiman, looks into the possibility of utilizing existing U.S. law enforcement capabilities to reduce the violence in Mexico by targeting the revenues of Mexican trafficking organizations in U.S. markets. more
