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Latin America in Focus

Go in depth on the latest trends in Latin American politics, economics, and culture in this podcast series by Americas Society/Council of the Americas.

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How Nicaragua Became Latin America's New Crisis

How Nicaragua Became Latin America's New Crisis

Since protests broke out in April, the number of Nicaraguans killed in clashes between the government and protesters—now... Read more

31 Jul 2018

36mins

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Latin America Has One Foot in China's Belt and Road

Latin America Has One Foot in China's Belt and Road

Just before taking off on his Latin America tour this month, U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson warned about China's ... Read more

8 Feb 2018

31mins

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How Asia-Brazil Trade Shifted Bolsonaro’s China View

How Asia-Brazil Trade Shifted Bolsonaro’s China View

President Jair Bolsonaro’s warming to China can be explained by the strong economic ties Brazil has with Asia, but there... Read more

6 Nov 2019

36mins

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Argentina’s 2019 Election Brings in a New President

Argentina’s 2019 Election Brings in a New President

Argentina’s 2019 presidential competition ended on October 27, when Alberto Fernández and running mate ex-President Cris... Read more

30 Oct 2019

38mins

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Mexico’s Fight against Femicide Reaches a Boiling Point

Mexico’s Fight against Femicide Reaches a Boiling Point

Abril, Ingrid, Fátima. It’d take seven more names to get to 10—the average number of women killed daily in Mexico. Thoug... Read more

3 Mar 2020

37mins

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What's on the Docket for Latin America in 2020?

What's on the Docket for Latin America in 2020?

2019 closed with disruption and discontent across much of Latin America. If we didn’t see last year’s wave of protests c... Read more

14 Jan 2020

22mins

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What the Summit of the Americas Was, Is, and Could Be

What the Summit of the Americas Was, Is, and Could Be

In 1994, the first Summit of the Americas took place just after the Cold War amid growing faith in democracy. But, over ... Read more

11 Apr 2018

15mins

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Sizing Up the Start of AMLO's Presidency

Sizing Up the Start of AMLO's Presidency

As Andrés Manuel López Obrador rounds out his first 100 days in office as president of Mexico, CIDE’s Carlos Bravo Regid... Read more

7 Mar 2019

44mins

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Dr. Julio Frenk on the Coronavirus Pandemic in an Age of Populism

Dr. Julio Frenk on the Coronavirus Pandemic in an Age of Populism

“We need to understand that health security is national and global security,” says the University of Miami president, a ... Read more

16 Mar 2020

29mins

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The Venezuelan Exodus

The Venezuelan Exodus

For decades, Venezuela welcomed immigrants. Now, it’s Latin America’s time to welcome the 2.3 million migrants who’ve fl... Read more

12 Sep 2018

25mins

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Behind Uruguay’s Presidential Vote

Behind Uruguay’s Presidential Vote

Uruguay’s 2019 race might not yield major political shifts, but the next president will still face unknown territory, sa... Read more

17 Oct 2019

32mins

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How Healthy Is Democracy in Latin America?

How Healthy Is Democracy in Latin America?

“Latin Americans are not thrilled with democracy, but there’s very little evidence that…voters prefer any alternative,” ... Read more

17 Jan 2019

19mins

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Creating, Rebuilding, and Reinventing Latin American Cities

Creating, Rebuilding, and Reinventing Latin American Cities

Some 80% of Latin Americans live in cities—more than twice 1950’s rate. How did these urban areas becom... Read more

23 May 2018

36mins

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Have a Little Faith in Peru—and Its Constitution

Have a Little Faith in Peru—and Its Constitution

Ahead of January 26 special legislative elections in Peru, we talk with constitutional law expert Alonso Gurmendi of Uni... Read more

23 Jan 2020

28mins

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What to Expect from an AMLO Presidency

What to Expect from an AMLO Presidency

Since Andrés Manuel López Obrador won the election by a landslide in July, observers have been looking for clues about w... Read more

29 Nov 2018

41mins

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President-elect Nayib Bukele on His Plans for El Salvador

President-elect Nayib Bukele on His Plans for El Salvador

He’s 37, a social media maven, and he won El Salvador’s presidential election without the backing of the country’s two m... Read more

9 May 2019

29mins

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Explaining Mexico’s National Guard

Explaining Mexico’s National Guard

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador made a campaign pledge to stop using the military for policing. But last m... Read more

17 Jul 2019

28mins

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What's Next in Venezuela's Tug of War?

What's Next in Venezuela's Tug of War?

If a crisis was already simmering in Venezuela, in the past month it’s boiled over. Guillermo Zubillaga, head of the AS/... Read more

5 Feb 2019

43mins

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Latin America in the Era of Fake News

Latin America in the Era of Fake News

Separating fact from fiction is a growing challenge in an era of fake news and "infoxification," given that we consume f... Read more

7 Jun 2018

37mins

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Making Sense of a New U.S.-Mexican Migration Deal

Making Sense of a New U.S.-Mexican Migration Deal

Donald Trump’s threat to impose tariffs on Mexican goods is over—for now. The next question is how a U.S.-Mexican deal s... Read more

11 Jun 2019

31mins

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