Mexico’s Revocation of Presidential Mandate: A Democratic Experiment?

Wednesday, April 6 // 4–5:30 p.m. (ET)

On April 10, Mexico will host its first-ever revocation of presidential mandate referendum, allowing voters to recall or reiterate support for President López Obrador. According to the Law of Revocation of Presidential Mandate, proposed by the executive and passed by the MORENA-controlled congress in August 2021, a 40% voter turnout rate is necessary to make the results binding. The referendum is supposed to serve as a public vote of confidence in the president: the law does not stipulate a change for the president should he emerge victorious, but it requires that the president step down if a binding result does not favor him.

Join us for this discussion with experts and officials on Mexico's upcoming Revocation of Presidential Mandate referendum.

Only the Clothes on Her Back: Textiles, Law, and Commerce in the Nineteenth-Century United States

Monday, April 4 // 4–5:30 p.m. (ET)

What can dresses, bed linens, waistcoats, pantaloons, shoes, and kerchiefs tell us about the legal status of the least powerful members of American society? In the hands of historian Laura F. Edwards, these textiles tell a revealing story of ordinary people and how they made use of their material goods’ economic and legal value in the period between the Revolution and the Civil War.

The Future of Syria: ISIS, the Iranians, and the Displaced Millions

Tuesday, April 5 // 10–11:30 a.m. (ET)

This expert discussion will explore how U.S. and international goals in Syria, from eliminating the Islamic State and removing Iran’s strategic weapons to implementing the UN approach to the larger Syrian internal conflict, can best be achieved.

Hong Kong's Pathway to Carbon Neutrality

Wednesday, April 6 // 9–10:00 a.m. (ET)

In this program, Hong Kong’s Secretary for the Environment, Mr Wong Kam-sing, will give an overview of the core strategies the government is adopting to combat climate change. Over the next 15 to 20 years, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Government will invest over US$30 billion (some HK$240 billion) into climate mitigation and adaptation initiatives, including the acceleration of net-zero electricity generation, energy efficiency, green buildings and electric vehicles (EVs), as well as waste reduction.

Reforma Energética sí, pero ésta no

Thursday, April 7 // 11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. (ET)

Join us to learn more about the steps Mexico could take to improve the efficiency of its electricity sector, while minimizing political, economic, and environmental costs. The event will be held in Spanish, and simultaneous translation to English will be available.