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Item Energy Reform and Security in Northeastern Mexico(James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy, 2014) Payan, Tony; Correa-Cabrera, Guadalupe; James A. Baker III Institute for Public PolicyItem Land Ownership and Use Under Mexico’s Energy Reform(James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy) Payan, Tony; Correa-Cabrera, Guadalupe; James A. Baker III Institute for Public PolicyItem Mexican Armed Forces and Security in Mexico(James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy) Payan, Tony; Correa-Cabrera, Guadalupe; James A. Baker III Institute for Public PolicyItem Political Turpitude: The Negative Impact of Zero-Tolerance Immigration Policies on Irregular Labor Markets(James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy) Correa-Cabrera, Guadalupe; Payan, Tony; James A. Baker III Institute for Public PolicyItem Security, the Rule of Law, and Energy Reform in Mexico(James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy, 2016) Payan, Tony; Correa-Cabrera, Guadalupe; James A. Baker III Institute for Public PolicyMexico has taken a major step to further liberalize its economy. In a historical move, the country opened its energy sector to private and foreign investment in 2013—after more than seven decades of a tightly controlled oil industry. This major structural reform contains the promise of furthering Mexico’s development. There are, however, important issues that need to be resolved before this promise can be fulfilled. One of those challenges has to do with the rule of law. This essay explores three major issues with Mexico’s weak rule of law that threaten to foil the successful implementation of the new reforms and cut short the promise of development. The first consists of the effects violence and organized crime. The second issue is the increasing corruption that prevails in the country. And the third involves the potential for social conflict in the face of contradictory priorities when it comes to natural resource allocation. This essay argues that Mexico must anticipate potential problems in these three areas and resolve them before it can call energy reform a success and reap its benefits.