About the Program
The Central America/Mexico Policy Initiative (CAMPI) aims to address the gap in policy-relevant scholarship on Central America and Mexico's migration and security challenges. CAMPI aspires to create educational opportunities, research activity, and community engagement that will spur sophisticated inquiry into the causes, dimensions, and consequences of violence and migration in these regions, as well as the adequacy of past, present, and potential policy responses at both the national and international levels.
The Mexico Security Initiative (MSI) will remain a component of CAMPI. Writings and events on these themes will be led by MSI’s post-doctoral fellow Jake Dizard.
Featured ITEMS
Top CAMPI issues
- Transit migration through Mexico, particularly related to Central American violence and insecurity.
- Policy responses to asylum seekers and human smuggling at the U.S.-Mexico border.
- Rule of law, human rights, and violence in Mexico and Central America.
- Civilian oversight of the military in Mexico and across Latin America.
Publications
The CAMPI program publishes research briefs, reports, and codebooks intended for use by researchers, policymakers, and the public.
Events
Children, Youth, and the U.S.-Mexico Border Migrant Smuggling Market
On Monday, April 2, 2018, the Robert Strauss Center welcomed Dr. Gabriella Sanchez, Research Fellow at the Migration Policy Centre at the European University Institute in Florence, Italy, for a talk on U.S.-Mexico border security…
Human Rights and Access to Justice in Mexico
On Thursday, February 15, 2018, the Robert Strauss Center welcomes Maureen Meyer, Director of the Washington Office on Latin America’s (WOLA) Mexico Program, for a talk on impunity and human rights violations in Mexico. The…
Evolving Threats and Capabilities: The Future of Mexican Intelligence Agencies
On January 30, the Strauss Center was thrilled to welcome Guillermo Valdes Castellanos, former Director of Mexico’s National Intelligence Agency (CISEN), and David Shedd, former Acting Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), for a…
