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The 3rd Annual U.S.-Mexico Defense and Security Roundtable is cosponsored by the University of Arizona and the Tucson Committee on Foreign Relations (TCFR). The U.S.-Mexico security relationship is critical to Americans and especially southern Arizonans. Attending the Roundtable will provide details you won’t get from cable news and will allow you interact with an informed and dynamic audience.
On October 1, Claudia Sheinbaum became Mexico’s first woman president. She faces daunting challenges including over 30,000 annual homicides and chronic issues with police and justice reform. The United States will also have a change of administrations. The United States must cooperate with Mexico to address its more than 100,000 annual drug overdoses driven by Fentanyl. The need for robust cooperation is greater than ever. Mexico plays a key role in the defense of North America and $1.5 million dollars cross the border every minute. Can these two administrations return to a policy of shared responsibility?
Opening remarks from Rafael Barceló, the Mexican Consul to Tucson, will be followed by the roundtable, moderated by TCFR board member and University of Arizona Assistant Professor of Practice, Michael Burgoyne. This year’s panelists include:
- Dr. Raúl Benitez Manaut, Professor and researcher at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) and President of the Collective for the Analysis of Security with Democracy (CASEDE).
- Dr. Guadalupe Correa-Cabrera, Professor at George Mason University and author of Los Zetas Inc.: Criminal Corporations, Energy, and Civil War in Mexico. Previously, she was the President of the Association for Borderlands Studies.
- Mr. Luis Ramirez, President of Ramírez Advisors International, LLC., which focuses on cross-border business and economic development opportunities. He has over 30 years of experience working on U.S. – Mexico border infrastructure projects.
- U.S. Northern Command representative TBA
There will be a cocktail and social reception following the roundtable in the ENR2 courtyard. Light appetizers and drinks will be served. This will be a great opportunity for members to engage with the panelists, university scholars, and other knowledgeable TCFR members.