BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//Telerik Inc.//Sitefinity CMS 15.1//EN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Eastern Standard Time BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251102T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYHOUR=2;BYMINUTE=0;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:Eastern Standard Time TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250301T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYHOUR=2;BYMINUTE=0;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:Eastern Daylight Time TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:U.S.-Mexico security cooperation has often been one of the most trying areas of the bilateral relationship. After several strained years\ , in late 2021 the U.S. and Mexico announced the Bicentennial Framework fo r Security\, Public Health\, and Safe Communities purportedly ushering a n ew era in U.S.-Mexico security cooperation. To what extent is the Bicenten nial Framework a significant departure from previous bilateral efforts? Ca n it effectively address overdose deaths in the U.S. and high levels of vi olence in Mexico? How does the lawsuit by the Mexican government against U .S. gun manufacturers impact collaboration? This talk provides an overview of the current state of bilateral security cooperation and examines sever al risk scenarios for the coming years.Hosted by:Gladys McCormick Jay and Debe Moskowitz Endowed Chair in Mexico-US RelationsAssociate Dean of Diver sity\, Equity\, and Inclusion for the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Pu blic AffairsCecilia Farfán \;Méndez is the Head of Security Research P rograms at the Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies at the University of Califo rnia San Diego. She leads the security research portfolio of the Center. S he also is an affiliated researcher with the Center for Studies on Securit y\, Intelligence\, and Governance (CESIG) at the Instituto Tecnológico Aut ónomo de Mexico (ITAM) based in Mexico City. Farfán is an expert on organi zed crime and U.S.-Mexico Security Cooperation\, and co-founded the Mexico Violence Resource Project\, an online platform providing analysis and res ources for journalists and policymakers on violence and organized crime in Mexico. Since 2020\, she has co-chaired the Public Security and Public He alth working group of the U.S.-Mexico Forum 2025 led by USMEX.In addition to her formal academic initiatives\, Farfán has consulted for the United N ations Office on Drugs and Crime\, the United States Institute of Peace\, is a columnist for Mexico Today\, member of the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime\, the Urban Violence Research Network and is a member of the strategy committee for the Journal of Illicit Economies a nd Development.Farfán received her doctorate in political science from UC Santa Barbara\, her master’s degree in international affairs from Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs\, and her bachelo r’s in international relations from the Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM). She has been a recipient of several research fellowships in cluding the Fulbright Program\, the UC Institute on Global Conflict and Co operation and Mexico’s National Council on Science and Technology. DTEND:20220328T181500Z DTSTAMP:20260511T033648Z DTSTART:20220328T164500Z LOCATION: SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:The Two Amigos? What to Expect on U.S.-Mexico Security Cooperation UID:RFCALITEM639140530089689655 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

U.S.-Mexico security cooperation has often been one of the most trying areas of the bilateral relationship. After sev eral strained years\, in late 2021 the U.S. and Mexico announced the Bicen tennial Framework for Security\, Public Health\, and Safe Communities purp ortedly ushering a new era in U.S.-Mexico security cooperation. To what ex tent is the Bicentennial Framework a significant departure from previous b ilateral efforts? Can it effectively address overdose deaths in the U.S. a nd high levels of violence in Mexico? How does the lawsuit by the Mexican government against U.S. gun manufacturers impact collaboration? This talk provides an overview of the current state of bilateral security cooperatio n and examines several risk scenarios for the coming years.

Hosted by:
Gladys McCormick
Jay and Debe Moskowitz Endowed Chair in Mexico-US Relations
Associate Dean of Diversity\, Equity\, an d Inclusion for the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs

Cecilia Farfán \;Méndez is the Head of Security Research Programs at the Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies at t he University of California San Diego. She leads the security research por tfolio of the Center. She also is an affiliated researcher with the Center for Studies on Security\, Intelligence\, and Governance (CESIG) at the In stituto Tecnológico Autónomo de Mexico (ITAM) based in Mexico City. Farfán is an expert on organized crime and U.S.-Mexico Security Cooperation\, an d co-founded the Mexico Violence Resource Project\, an online platform pro viding analysis and resources for journalists and policymakers on violence and organized crime in Mexico. Since 2020\, she has co-chaired the Public Security and Public Health working group of the U.S.-Mexico Forum 2025 le d by USMEX.

In addition to her formal academic initiatives\, Farfán has consulted for the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime\, the Unite d States Institute of Peace\, is a columnist for Mexico Today\, member of the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime\, the Urban Vi olence Research Network and is a member of the strategy committee for the Journal of Illicit Economies and Development.

Farfán received her do ctorate in political science from UC Santa Barbara\, her master’s degree i n international affairs from Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs\, and her bachelor’s in international relations from t he Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM). She has been a recipie nt of several research fellowships including the Fulbright Program\, the U C Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation and Mexico’s National Counc il on Science and Technology.

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