Carlos Bravo Regidor is associate professor and coordinator of the journalism program at the Center for Economic Research and Teaching (CIDE) in Mexico City, a public research center specialized in social sciences. His areas of academic expertise are history and contemporary politics in Mexico and the United States, the bilateral relationship between both countries, and media and journalism. As a political analyst, he is a contributor to various printed media outlets, and a commentator on radio and television, among which include the New York Times en Español, Reforma, Dissent, Letras Libres, Mexico.com., W Radio, Foro TV, and Canal Once. He has been a Fellow of the Fullbright-García Robles program, the Ford Foundation, the Mellon Foundation, CONACyT and the CARSO Mexico History Studies Center. Bravo Regidor holds a bachelor’s degree in international relations from El Colegio de México, and a master's degree and PhD in history from the University of Chicago.