Carlos Uscanga

He holds a PhD in International Cooperation from Nagoya University, Japan, a master's degree in International Political Science from Ehime University, Japan, and a bachelor's degree in International Relations from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). He is a full-time tenured “C” professor at the Center for International Relations of the Faculty of Political and Social Sciences of the UNAM. He was a member of the Intergovernmental Study Group for the Strengthening of Economic Relations between Mexico and Japan. He is a researcher level II of the National System of Researchers (SNI) of the National Council of Science and Technology (CONACYT). In 2011, he participated in the short research internship program at the Nattie Lee Benson Latin American Collection at the University of Texas at Austin. In 2019 he received recognition from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan for his contributions to research and teaching Japanese studies in Mexico. He has several publications on economic and diplomatic relations between Mexico and Japan, Japanese foreign policy, and regional cooperation mechanisms in the Asia Pacific and on International Cooperation.

Publications

• Cariños y recuerdos de una pandemia
• The Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum APEC: three decades of history and scenarios for the future
• Japan and its alternatives of economic development towards the future
• The Hasekura Mission. 400 years of their legacy in relations between Mexico and Japan