The Evolution of U.S.-Mexico Military Cooperation As new—state and non-state—threats loom on the horizon, the US and Mexican militaries will need to rely on deepening their connection and increasing bilateral trust to build a stronger and interdependent defense relationship. For two neighbors that share an annual trade worth in excess of USD 534 billion along a 2,000-mile border, cementing a strong relationship built on trust should be a priority. This event will bring together US and Mexican defense and military officials that will provide their positions on the current level of defense cooperation. The event will also serve to launch the Wilson Center Mexico Institute’s paper A Bond Worth Strengthening - Understanding the Mexican Military and US-Mexican Military Cooperation, authored by Inigo Guevara Moyano. This paper is meant to provide a deeper understanding of the Mexican military and its contribution to the defense and security of North America. It does so by analyzing the evolution of Mexico’s armed forces, and the past and present cooperation between the Mexican and the US militaries. Download the paper here Welcoming Remarks & Moderator  Eric L. Olson  Associate Director, Latin American Program, & Senior Advisor, Mexico Institute  Speakers Iñigo Guevara  Senior Consultant at IHS Jane's Aerospace, Defense and Security Rebecca B. Chavez, Ph.D.Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Western Hemisphere Affairs, U.S. Department of Defense  Octavio Trejo HermidaVice Admiral, Mexican Secretariat of the Navy (SEMAR)  Andrés Fernando Aguirre O. Sunza General Brigadier, Mexican Secretariat of National Defense (SEDENA)    RSVP NOW » Forward to a Friend Tuesday, October 18, 2016 10:00 am - 11:20 am 6th Floor Board Room Directions Wilson Center Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center One Woodrow Wilson Plaza 1300 Pennsylvania, Ave., NW Washington, D.C. 20004 Phone: 202.691.4000 mexico@wilsoncenter.org Want to attend but can't?Tune in to the live or archived webcast at WilsonCenter.org Final event videos are uploaded about 24 hours following an event. Media guests, including TV crews, should RSVP directly with Angela Budzinski. Media bringing heavy electronics MUST indicate this in their response so they may be admitted into the building. Join the conversation on Twitter at @MexicoInstitute Privacy Policy