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Mexico Matters

The Mexico Matters podcast series highlights key developments in Mexico and their impact on the United States. Hosted by Mariana Campero and featuring leading voices from both sides of the border, each episode brings in-depth analysis, commentary, and conversations, offering a deep dive into an array of subjects ranging from economics, trade, and energy, to national security, foreign policy, and business.

Mexico Matters is produced by Liz Pulver.

Podcast Series by Mariana Campero

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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 Foreign Policy program at Brookings. 

Podcast Episode by Mariana Campero — December 9, 2024

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Mexico Matters

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 importance of the U.S. elections, the state of U.S. politics and about the difference in trade, migration and economic policies of the two candidates. 

Podcast Episode by Mariana Campero — November 4, 2024

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Mexico Matters

Wait and See

In this episode, Mariana speaks with Carlos Peyrelongue, head of Mexico Equity Research for Bank of America, about the estate of the country that President Claudia Sheinbaum has inherited from her predecessor.

Podcast Episode by Mariana Campero — October 14, 2024

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Mexico Matters

Picking Winners and Losers

Mariana speaks with Alejandra Palacios and Andrea Durkin about Mexico's controversial constitutional judicial reform.

Podcast Episode by Mariana Campero — October 2, 2024

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Mexico Matters

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 Institute, about the major and minor challenges occurring around the world that require the attention of the United States while, at the same time, the US needs to focus on strengthening its own competitive profile to compete against China. 

Podcast Episode by Mariana Campero — August 15, 2024

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Mexico Matters

Impartiality, If You Can Keep It

Mariana speaks with Kenneth Smith Ramos, former Chief Negotiator of USMCA from the Mexican side and partner of AGON, about how the Constitutional Reforms proposed by President Lopez Obrador might weaken Mexico’s judiciary.

Podcast Episode by Mariana Campero — July 24, 2024

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Mexico Matters

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 joins Mariana Campero and co-host Andrew Schwartz to discuss the qualities of a successful entrepreneur.

Podcast Episode by Mariana Campero and H. Andrew Schwartz — June 24, 2024

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Power is the Greatest Aphrodisiac

Mariana speaks with Carlos Elizondo Mayer-Serra  about Claudia Sheinbaum’s landslide victory in the Mexican elections.

Podcast Episode by Mariana Campero — June 12, 2024

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Mexico Matters

Mexico Imposes Tariffs on China

Mariana speaks with Juan Carlos Baker about the recent Chinese investment announcements in Mexico.

Podcast Episode by Mariana Campero — May 16, 2024

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Mexico Matters

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

Mariana is joined by Luis de la Calle and Martin Castellanos to discuss the potential economic and policy implications of the June 2nd presidential elections and describe the optimism vis-a-vis Mexico among the investor community.

Podcast Episode by Mariana Campero — April 18, 2024

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