Mexico Matters

Channel Details

Mexico Matters

Mexico Matters

Creator: Center for Strategic and International Studies

The Mexico Matters podcast series highlights key developments in Mexico and their impact on the United States.

EN Mexico News

Recent Episodes

51 episodes
AI: Leapfrogging into the Future

AI: Leapfrogging into the Future

In this episode, Mariana speaks with Jimena Pardo and Federico Antoni, Managing Partners of Hi Ventures, a Venture Capital fund investing in AI startu...

2025-10-21 11:28:00 2410
Can the U.S. Win the Narcos War?

Can the U.S. Win the Narcos War?

In this episode, Mariana speaks with Ioan Grillo, a journalist and prolific author specializing in organized crime and drug trafficking. They discuss...

2025-09-11 00:33:00 2847
Breaking All the Rules

Breaking All the Rules

In this episode, Mariana speaks with Juan Carlos Baker, former USMCA negotiator and Director General for North America at the Ministry of the Economy,...

2025-08-04 00:24:00 2667
Benefiting Cartels by Law

Benefiting Cartels by Law

In this episode, Mariana speaks with former Supreme Court Minister, Jose Ramon Cosío about the implications of the judicial constitutional reform push...

2025-07-07 06:10:00 1622
More Carrots and Less Sticks

More Carrots and Less Sticks

In this episode, Mariana speaks with Dr. Ryan Berg, director of the Americas Program at CSIS, about China’s increased presence in Latin America, trans...

2025-05-15 01:22:00 2155
What Mexico Has to Offer

What Mexico Has to Offer

In this episode, Mariana speaks with Alan Bersin, former U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of California and US Border Czar under President Obam...

2025-05-09 01:55:00 2705
Brazil’s Protectionist Model Should Be No Guide for the US

Brazil’s Protectionist Model Should Be No Guide for the US

In this episode, Mariana speaks with Pedro Pullen Parente, a remarkable Brazilian public servant and businessmen.  Pedro was previously Minister of Pl...

2025-04-23 06:31:00 1750
Everything is Relative—including Tariffs

Everything is Relative—including Tariffs

In this episode, Mariana speaks with Luis de la Calle, renowned economist, former NAFTA negotiator and the CEO of CMM Asociados. They discuss the futu...

2025-03-14 00:43:00 2110
Are Tariffs THE Right Weapon?

Are Tariffs THE Right Weapon?

In this episode, Mariana speaks with Kevin Brady, former U.S. Rep. (R-TX) and Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, and Kenneth Smith Ramos,...

2025-02-11 00:39:58 2788
America and the World under Trump 2.0

America and the World under Trump 2.0

In this episode, Mariana speaks with Dr. Hamre, President and CEO of CSIS and Seth Jones, President of the Defense and Security Department at CSIS. Th...

2025-01-27 02:30:00 2972
Trump is Not The Enemy, Narcos Is

Trump is Not The Enemy, Narcos Is

In this episode, Mariana speaks with Vanda Felbab-Brown, a senior fellow in the Strobe Talbott Center for Security, Strategy, and Technology in the Fo...

2024-12-09 04:05:52 2157
Trump vs Harris: Who is best for what?

Trump vs Harris: Who is best for what?

In this episode, Mariana speaks with Alan Stoga, Chairman of the Tallberg Foundation and Host of the New Thinking for a New World podcast, about the i...

2024-11-04 01:31:50 2798
Wait and See

Wait and See

In this episode, Mariana speaks with Carlos Peyrelongue, head of Mexico Equity Research for Bank of America, about the state of the country that Presi...

2024-10-14 06:03:00 2482
Picking Winners and Losers

Picking Winners and Losers

In this episode, Mariana speaks with Alejandra Palacios, former head of Mexico’s antitrust agency, COFECE, and Andrea Durkin, VP for international pol...

2024-10-01 19:00:00 2665
Keep those Plates Spinning in the Air

Keep those Plates Spinning in the Air

On this episode, Mariana speaks with General David Petraeus, former CIA Director, Retired Army General, Partner of KKR and Chairman of the KKR Global...

2024-08-15 06:56:05 2417
Impartiality, If You Can Keep It

Impartiality, If You Can Keep It

In this episode, Mariana speaks with Kenneth Smith Ramos, former Chief Negotiator of USMCA from the Mexican side and partner of AGON, about how the Co...

2024-07-24 01:35:00 2712
It's More Than Grit: Moving the Economic Needle

It's More Than Grit: Moving the Economic Needle

In this crossover with It's More Than Grit: The Making of an Entrepreneur, a new podcast from CSIS, Linda Rottenberg, Co-founder and CEO of Endeavor,...

2024-06-24 05:39:00 2000
Power is the Greatest Aphrodisiac

Power is the Greatest Aphrodisiac

In this episode, Mariana speaks with Carlos Elizondo Mayer-Serra, a political science expert from Monterrey Tec, about Claudia Sheinbaum’s landslide v...

2024-06-12 03:42:00 2647
Mexico Imposes Tariffs on China

Mexico Imposes Tariffs on China

In this episode, Mariana speaks with Juan Carlos Baker, former USMCA negotiator on the Mexican side and CEO of Ansley International Consultants, about...

2024-05-16 01:00:00 2610
To Be More or Not to Be North American: That is the Question

To Be More or Not to Be North American: That is the Question

In this episode, Mariana is joined by Luis de la Calle, an international economist, former NAFTA negotiator and CEO of CMM; and Martin Castellanos, he...

2024-04-18 01:31:00 2226
Americans Are Migrating to Mexico Too

Americans Are Migrating to Mexico Too

In this episode, Mariana speaks with Tamanna and Travis Bembenek, owners of the Mexico News Daily about the other side of the migration coin: the mill...

2024-03-25 05:38:00 1706
Shut Which Border?

Shut Which Border?

In this episode, Mariana speaks with Andrew Selee, President of the Migration Policy Institute and Carlos Heredia Associate Professor at CIDE about th...

2024-02-14 00:44:00 2782
David vs Goliath

David vs Goliath

In this episode, Mariana speaks with David Velez, co-founder and CEO of Nubank about how Nubank evolved from an initiative to kill fat fees and poor s...

2024-01-19 00:27:00 1887
Success Breeds Success

Success Breeds Success

In this episode, Mariana speaks with Martín Escobari, Head of Global Growth Equity, Co-President, Managing Director, Head of Latin America and Chairma...

2023-12-18 03:32:00 1855
The Future is Electric

The Future is Electric

In this episode, Mariana speaks with Tania Ortiz Mena, President of Sempra Infrastructure, about Mexico’s large and diversified base of energy sources...

2023-10-20 01:48:14 1657
Born in the USA

Born in the USA

In this episode, Mariana speaks with Larry Fink, Chairman and CEO of BlackRock, and Evan Greenberg, Chairman and CEO of Chubb. They delve into the way...

2023-09-12 00:51:00 2288
On Your Marks

On Your Marks

In this episode, Mariana speaks with Dr. Luis Rubio, former Chairman of the Mexican Council on Foreign Relations and Chair of Mexico Evalua, about his...

2023-08-15 01:12:00 1808
Three Year Anniversary of USMCA: Are We Still Friends?

Three Year Anniversary of USMCA: Are We Still Friends?

In this episode, Mariana speaks with Ken Smith, the former head negotiator from the Mexico side of the USMCA agreement and with Scott Miller co-host o...

2023-06-27 06:00:00 2287
US-Mexico Border: Just the Tip of an International Iceberg

US-Mexico Border: Just the Tip of an International Iceberg

In this episode, Mariana speaks with David Miliband, President and CEO of the International Rescue Committee (IRC) and former U.K. Secretary of State...

2023-05-22 00:25:00 2094
Fentanyl: A Triangle of Sadness (U.S., Mexico, and China)

Fentanyl: A Triangle of Sadness (U.S., Mexico, and China)

In this episode, Mariana speaks with Vanda Felbab-Brown, a Brookings scholar of crime, conflict, and non-traditional security threats, and Guillermo V...

2023-03-13 03:57:00 2647
A Mexico Moment— if you Can Keep it!

A Mexico Moment— if you Can Keep it!

In this episode, Mariana speaks with Alejandra Palacios, former head of Mexico’s Economic Competition Commission, COFECE, and Luis Gutierrez, Presiden...

2023-02-23 00:49:00 2076
North America is Back

North America is Back

In this episode, Mariana Campero speaks with Kellie Meiman, Managing Partner at McLarty Associates and former USTR for South America, and Juan Carlos...

2023-01-17 04:05:00 1985
Catching the Nearshoring Wave—by Accident

Catching the Nearshoring Wave—by Accident

In this episode, Mariana speaks with Alonso Cervera, Managing Director in the Emerging Markets Economics Research team of Credit Suisse about Mexico’s...

2022-12-16 00:57:00 1637
Latinos in Florida Have Something to Say

Latinos in Florida Have Something to Say

In this episode, Mariana Campero speaks with former congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lethinen (R-FL-27) about the unmaterialized red wave during the 2022 midt...

2022-11-21 03:17:00 2106
The Politics of Destruction

The Politics of Destruction

In this episode, Mariana Campero speaks with Dr. Luis Rubio, Chairman of the think tank Mexico Evalua, about the transcendental changes that have occu...

2022-10-27 05:33:00 1724
State Monopolies Go First

State Monopolies Go First

In this episode, Mariana Campero speaks with Secretary Ildefonso Guajardo, former lead negotiator for Mexico of the new USMCA free trade agreement and...

2022-09-25 23:15:00 1839
No Place for Young Women

No Place for Young Women

In this episode, Mariana Campero speaks with Lisa Sanchez, the CEO of Mexico United Against Crime, a nongovernmental organization in Mexico. They disc...

2022-07-27 02:51:00 2047
Idyllic Love vs Pragmatism: Why President Lopez Obrador Chose Cuba Over the U.S.

Idyllic Love vs Pragmatism: Why President Lopez Obrador Chose Cuba Over the U.S.

In this episode, Mariana Campero speaks with Ricardo Pascoe, the former Mexican ambassador to Cuba. They discuss the political and economic conditions...

2022-06-21 21:00:00 1996
Immigration Reform Gridlock with Congressman Filemon Vela Jr.

Immigration Reform Gridlock with Congressman Filemon Vela Jr.

In this episode, Mariana Campero speaks with former congressman Filemon Vela Jr. from Texas about how the immigration debate has overshadowed the comp...

2022-05-18 06:00:00 1941
Mexico Debuts as a Unicorn Maker

Mexico Debuts as a Unicorn Maker

In this episode, Mariana Campero speaks with Luis Cervantes, managing director and head of General Atlantic's Mexico City office; Adolfo Babats, CEO o...

2022-04-13 23:32:00 2229
0:00
0:00
Episode
No title available
No channel info