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News and analysis of politics, security, development and U.S. policy in Latin America and the Caribbean, from the Washington Office on Latin America.... more
FAQs about Latin America Today:How many episodes does Latin America Today have?The podcast currently has 161 episodes available.
July 13, 2012The Week Ahead: July 13, 2012Adam talks about the new security strategy of Mexico's President-elect; recent violence in southwestern Colombia; DEA involvement in hostilities in Honduras; and U.S. campaign rhetoric on Venezuela....more24minPlay
June 28, 2012Paraguay Impeaches Its President: Interview With Greg WeeksIn what some are calling a "golpeachment," Paraguay's Congress abruptly fired President Fernando Lugo last week. Adam talks with Greg Weeks of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte about what happened and what it means for democracy in the region....more12minPlay
April 23, 2012Launch of "Beyond the Border Buildup"Audio from the launch of WOLA's new report on security and migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border. Featuring Adam Isacson and Maureen Meyer from WOLA and Jennifer Podkul of the Women's Refugee Commission....more54minPlay
March 22, 2012Bolivia and U.S. Drug Policy: a conversation with Kathryn LedeburBolivia is criticized in a recent State Department counter-drug report, while the country seeks an exemption from an international ban on coca leaves. Adam talks with Kathryn Ledebur of the Andean Information Network in Cochabamba, Bolivia....more20minPlay
February 22, 201210 years after the collapse of Colombia's FARC peace processTalks between Colombia's government and the FARC guerrillas fell apart ten years ago, on February 20, 2002. Adam talks with Marc Chernick of Georgetown University and Virginia Bouvier of the U.S. Institute of Peace....more29minPlay
January 30, 2012A report back from Cuba: security, ongoing reforms, and U.S. policyWOLA staffers Geoff Thale, George Withers and Clay Boggs just returned from a week-long trip to Cuba. They talk to Adam about the island's maritime cooperation with the United States, oil, economic reforms, U.S. policy and the Republican primary debates....more16minPlay
January 11, 2012The U.S.-Mexico Border: A report from ArizonaAdam, WOLA Senior Associate Maureen Meyer, and Senior Fellow George Withers are on a research trip to the Arizona-Mexico border region. They talk about what they are learning about spillover violence, the security buildup, and consequences for migrants....more15minPlay
December 09, 2011State of Emergency in Peru: Jo-Marie Burt on the Cajamarca crisisIn response to protests against a large mining project, Peru's center-left government has declared a state of emergency. The situation, seen as a test for the new government, is at an impasse. Adam talks to WOLA Senior Fellow Jo-Marie Burt....more22minPlay
November 11, 2011Elections in Guatemala and Nicaragua: A conversation with Adriana Beltran and Maureen MeyerOn Sunday, Guatemalans elected retired Gen. Otto Pérez Molina to be their next president, while Nicaraguans re-elected Daniel Ortega. Adam talks about the result, and what might come next, with WOLA Senior Associates Adriana Beltrán and Maureen Meyer....more19minPlay
October 24, 2011Lecciones de la amnistía en Uruguay: Una conversación con Juan Raúl FerreiraGeoff Thale, el director de programas de WOLA, conversa con Juan Raúl Ferreira, un periodista, escritor y activista uruguayo. Hablan de la experiencia de la amnistía que se otorgó a los militares en su país, y el esfuerzo de derogarla....more8minPlay
FAQs about Latin America Today:How many episodes does Latin America Today have?The podcast currently has 161 episodes available.