Table of Contents
Future of US-Mexico Relations: Foresight a Foreword Andy Hines Peter Bishop ix
Introduction Tony Payan Jesús Velasco Alfonso López de la Osa Escribano xiii
Back to the Future: Mexico and the United States Ana Covarrubias Peter H. Smith 1
Socio-Demographic, Cultural, and Political Change in the United States:Three Scenarios on the US-Mexico Relationship Tony Payan Daniel Tichenor 15
Political and Economic Trends in Mexico and their Effects on US-Mexico's Binational Relationship Joy Langston Jesús Velasco 45
The Future of US-Mexico Relations: The Role of Sub-State Governments Samuel Lucas McMillan Jorge A. Schiavon 67
Economic Relations Between Mexico and the United States: The Future of an Inevitable Partnership Antonio Ortiz-Mena 93
A Foresight Analysis of Border Economies of the United States and Mexico Jesus Canas Raúl Alberto Ponce Rodríguez 119
The US-Mexico Borderlands: Exploring Alternative Futures Jason Ackleson Guadalupe Correa-Cabrera 145
The Future of the US-Mexico Relationship: Strategic Foresight on International Migration B. Lindsay Lowell Karla Angélica Valenzuela Moreno 165
Forecasting the Next Twenty-Five Years of the US-Mexico Public Safety and Security Relationship Nathan J. Jones Samuel González Ruiz 191
US and Mexico Future Security and Defense Scenarios: From Convergence to Divergence? Abelardo Rodríguez Sumano Richard J. Kilroy, Jr. 227
Environmental Protection on the Mexico-US Border: Three Scenarios Stephen Mumme Irasema Coronado Edmundo Molina Pérez 259
US-Mexico Relations from a Health Law Approach: Prospective Elements for Integrated National Healthcare Models Alfonso López de la Osa Escribano 303
US-Mexico Border: Non-Communicable and Communicable Health Inequalities Eva Moya Silvia Chavez-Baray Peter Hotez 349
Fossil Fuels Trade Between Mexico and the United States: Possible Scenarios During the López Obrador-Trump Era Isidro Morales Moreno Pilar Rodríguez Ibáñez 367
The Future of US-Mexico Relations: Renewable Energy and Electric Power Conjiections Gina S. Warren 399
Texas-Mexico Economic Integration and its Uncertain Future W. Michael Cox Richard Alm 417
Conclusion Tony Payan Jesús Velasco Alfonso López de la Osa Escribano 441
Author Bios 461
