MUN Delegates Attend WAC Speaker Series in Palm Beach
MUN delegates attended the World Affairs Council (WAC) Distinguished Speaker Series Program on Tuesday, October 22 in Palm Beach, Florida. They thoroughly enjoyed the program presented by Ambassador E. Anthony Wayne and look forward to the next conference on November 12, when they will hear Douglas L. Loverro talk about space policy.
From George Sowles, '21
The World Affairs Council of Palm Beach is always providing insightful, topical presentations on global affairs. This past Tuesday, Ambassador E. Anthony Wayne gave an engaging talk on U.S. / Mexico relations. Ambassador Wayne is a Public Policy Fellow at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Co-Chair of the Mexico Institute’s Board as well as a board member of the American Academy of Diplomacy. [click the headline to read the full story]
From George Sowles, '21
The World Affairs Council of Palm Beach is always providing insightful, topical presentations on global affairs. This past Tuesday, Ambassador E. Anthony Wayne gave an engaging talk on U.S. / Mexico relations. Ambassador Wayne is a Public Policy Fellow at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Co-Chair of the Mexico Institute’s Board as well as a board member of the American Academy of Diplomacy. [click the headline to read the full story]
Ambassador Wayne initiated the presentation by showing the audience graphs regarding U.S. and Mexican trade. He shared that Mexico was our largest partner in trade, second being Canada. He then stated the trade cap was around 671 billion, which is composed primarily of beef, manufacturing and plant agriculture. This number shows the extremely complex trade patterns that occur between the two countries. NAFTA was an extremely important institution for Mexico as well as the rest of the Americas. It is estimated that Mexico profited an excess of 170 billion a year in trade due to the agreement. Trump's withdrawal from NAFTA creates many problems for Mexico and the world economy.
Drug cartels are yet another facet of the northern American ecosystem. Ambassador Wayne made a point that both Mexico and the U.S. will benefit by helping each other on this issue. The amount of drugs introduced to the United States from Mexico is directly correlated to the number of deaths related to drugs per year. Most recently, the synthetic opioid Fentanyl is causing a massive spike in the deaths of United States citizens. Mexico’s interest in preventing drug trafficking stems from the massive amount of money and influence these cartels have. It is estimated that drug cartels collectively make 20-30 billion dollars from the United States each year. With this money they buy guns from the United States, border officials, and set up areas of influence where they can produce and traffick more drugs.
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