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The Mexico Institute seeks to increase understanding, communication, and cooperation between the United States and Mexico through the active discussion of issues relevant to both countries. The Institute encourages the exchange of ideas among policymakers, scholars, journalists and business and civic leaders by analyzing the developments of each country in relation to the impact they have on each other. A binational Advisory Board, chaired by José Antonio Fernández Carbajal and Roger W. Wallace, oversees the work of the Mexico Institute.
Launched in January 2007, The U.S.-Mexico Congressional Initiative aims to promote understanding and communication on bilateral issues between the two congresses.
The Mexico Institute and the Consejo Mexicano de Asuntos Internacionales co-sponsor the Mexico Public Policy Scholars Program. Applications for the July-December 2008 Scholars Program are available, see announcement below for further details.
The Institute organizes studies, events, and publications focused on these issues:
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Resource Pages
Mexico News and Analysis
The most recent press, commentary and analysis on Mexico and its bilateral relationship with the United States can be found on our webpage devoted to up-to-date information, Ventana a Mexico.
Mérida Initiative
Policy briefs, reports, analysis, current news and information about the Mérida Initiative, a proposed $1.4 billion security cooperation package between the U.S. and Mexican governments, can be found here: Mérida Initiative.
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Upcoming Events
The Justice Debate in Mexico: The Reform and Future Challenges
Tuesday, May 20 2008, 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Join Ana Laura Magaloni of CIDE, Miguel Treviño of Reforma and other leading experts in justice reform in Mexico to discuss the new constitutional reforms passed in Mexico and their future implications.
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News
Winners of Journalism Fellowship Announced
The Washington Post and the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars announce the first group of winners of their Fellowship for Latin America Journalists program. The winners are: Jorge Carrasco, Proceso (Mexico); Alfonso Cuéllar, Semana (Colombia); Luciana Franco, Revista Globo Rural (Brazil); Maurizio Guerrero, PODER y Negocios (Mexico) and Flavia Tavares, O Estado de S Paulo (Brazil).
Wilson Center Honored Don Eugenio Garza Lagüera
On February 19th, 2008 the Woodrow Wilson Center's Mexico Institute presented Don Eugenio Garza Lagüera with the award for Corporate Citizenship. The award was presented at a benefit dinner at Club Industrial de Monterrey. Eduardo Cepeda, President and General Director of J.P. Morgan Mexico and Lorenzo Zambrano, CEO of CEMEX served as dinner chairmen.
Mexico Institute 2006-2007 Annual Report available
The Mexico Institute's 2006-2007 Annual Report is available here.
Mexico Institute Sponsors Cross-Border Journalism Conference
On October 7-8, 2007 the Woodrow Wilson Center, the University of Texas at El Paso, the U.S. Embassy in Mexico, the Comité por el Premio de Periodismo Nacional and Sam Donaldson of ABC News hosted Journalism Across Borders, a conference convening editors, news directors, and senior journalists from Mexico and the United States in El Paso, Texas to discuss the challenges of covering each other’s country and the border region.
Mexico Institute takes Congressional Delegation on Study Tour of Mexico City
Members of Congress Howard Berman, D-CA; Zoe Lofgren, D-CA; Steve King, R-IA; Ciro Rodriguez, D-TX and Lois Capps, D-CA and senior advisor to Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Dean Aguillen joined the Mexico Insitute for a three-day trip to Mexico City.
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Event Summaries
Reforming the Administration of Justice in Mexico
Monday, February 25 2008, 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
The Mexico Institute, Georgetown University and the University of San Diego's Trans-Border Institute will host the launch of the new book Reforming the Administration of Justice in Mexico with co-editor David Shirk, Georgetown University's John Bailey, Arturo Alvarado, Professor at El Colegio de México and Lucia Dammert, Fellow at the Wilson Center and Professor at FLACSO-Chile.
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U.S.-Mexico Security Cooperation:
The Mérida Initiative and Beyond
Friday, February 08 2008, 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
The Mexico Institute, the Inter-American Dialogue, and the George Washington University's Elliott School of International Affairs welcomed experts John Bailey (Georgetown University), Jorge Chabat (CIDE), and Alfredo Corchado (Dallas Morning News) to discuss security cooperation between the United States and Mexico
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How NAFTA, Migration, and Government Policy Affect Mexico's Poor
Wednesday, January 30 2008, 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Four of Mexico’s most distinguished social and economic analysts discuss the impact of NAFTA, migration, and Mexican government policies on the extent and nature of poverty in the country.
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A Discussion on President Felipe Calderon's First Year in Office
Friday, January 18 2008, 9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Denise Dresser, one of Mexico’s most highly regarded political analysts, discusses the Calderón Administration’s successes and failures his first year in office.
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Mexico Institute
Woodrow Wilson Center
One Woodrow Wilson Plaza
1300 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20004-3027
Email: mexico@wilsoncenter.org
Tel: 202/691-4399
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Mexico Institute 2006-2007 Annual Report 
Mexico's Right- to- Know Reforms: Civil Society Perspectives
Oil As A Strategic Resource in Mexico
U.S.-Mexico Agricultural Trade and Rural Poverty in Mexico
More Than Neighbors