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CSIS’s Americas Program, Project on Prosperity and Development, Economics Program, Scholl Chair in International Business, International Security Program, and Energy Security and Climate Change Program conduct research on corruption, forced displacement, involuntary migration, and the impact of the erosion of democratic institutions on U.S. and regional security.

Best of 35 West: Logros y Limitaciones en el Sector Digital en México / Achievements and Limitations in Mexico's Digital Sector
En este episodio especial en español Ryan C. Berg se sienta a conversar con Valeria Moy, directora general del Instituto Mexicano para la Competitividad, uno de los centros de investigación más reconocido en México.
Ellos conversaron sobre el estado del sector digital en México y los desafíos para el acceso seguro y fiable a Internet para todos. Aunque México tiene potencial significante en el espacio digital, el sector de las tecnologías de la información y la comunicación (TIC) sufre de prácticas anticompetitivas. Además la conversación se centró del estado más amplio de las relaciones económicas entre México y Estados Unidos, incluso el T-MEC y Diálogo Económico de Alto Nivel.
In this special Spanish-Language episode, Ryan C. Berg sits down with Valeria Moy, Director General of the Mexican Institute for Competitiveness, one of the most well-known think tanks in Mexico.
They discussed the state of the digital sector in Mexico and the challenges to secure, reliable access to internet for all. While Mexico has great potential in the digital space, its Information Communications Technology (ICT) sector is held back by anticompetitive practices. The conversation also focused on broader developments in the U.S.-Mexico economic relationship, including the USMCA and High-Level Economic Dialogue.
Podcast Episode by Ryan C. Berg — January 26, 2023

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Best of 35 West: Logros y Limitaciones en el Sector Digital en México / Achievements and Limitations in Mexico's Digital Sector
Podcast Episode by Ryan C. Berg — January 26, 2023

Mining, Climate Risks, and the Western Hemisphere
Event by Ryan C. Berg , Morgan Bazilian , Veronika Shime , and George P. Cajati — January 25, 2023

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Podcast Episode by H. Andrew Schwartz and Ryan C. Berg — January 11, 2023

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Event by Ryan C. Berg , Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD) , Charisse Phillips , Marco Antonio Rueda Soto , Annette Planells , Dorothy Bradley , and Juan Francisco Sandoval Alfaro — December 12, 2022

Hydrogen Development in Latin America: Varying Scenarios for Chile and Paraguay
Event by Daniel F. Runde , Gustavo Cazal Bogarín , Manabu Sugioka , Juan Carlos Jobet , and Dr. Michel Osvaldo Galeano Espínola — December 9, 2022

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Event by Ryan C. Berg , Irene Arias Hofman , Sowmya Krishnamoorthy , and Patrick Starr — December 8, 2022

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