With 60 percent of the Amazon within its borders, Brazil is a key guardian of this threatened ecosystem. In this episode of Americas 360, our Wilson Center experts examine Brazil’s vital stewardship of the Amazon following August’s Amazon Dialogues and its national and international efforts to protect the Amazon.
In this episode of Americas 360, our Wilson Center experts analyze key issues from the third EU - Latin America Summit that took place in Brussels in July, focusing on interests on both sides of the Atlantic. They also explore the contemporary significance of historical and cultural linkages between the Americas and Europe, discussing Spain's Latin American agenda as it takes up the presidency of the EU Council and the efforts of the EU and post-Brexit Britain to strengthen relations with Canada...
In this episode of the Wilson Center’s Americas 360 podcast, our experts discuss LGBTQ+ rights across the Western Hemisphere and whether expanding legal protections for LGBTQ+ individuals are assuring greater safety and equality.
In this episode of the Wilson Center’s Americas 360 podcast, our experts analyze Latin America’s new wave of leftist governments, how they differ from the previous ‘pink tide,’ and the U.S. response to the region’s current crop of leftist governments.
In this episode of the Wilson Center’s Americas 360 podcast, our experts discuss China’s growing presence in the Americas and the implications of Beijing’s economic and diplomatic engagement for U.S. influence and relationships in Latin America.
Following the eighth Our Oceans Conference earlier this month in Panama City, our Wilson Center experts discuss the outcomes of the summit, the role of nations in the Americas in marine protection, and the challenges to protecting marine biodiversity.
Since the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse in 2021, Haiti has faced a range of challenges, including gang violence, repeatedly delayed elections, and a resurgence of cholera. In this episode of the Wilson Center’s Americas 360 podcast, our experts discuss how Haiti is responding to these obstacles and how the international community could address Haiti’s humanitarian, political, and security crises.
In this episode of the Wilson Center’s Americas 360 podcast, our regional experts analyze the outcome of the 10th annual North American Leaders summit in Mexico City, where the presidents of Canada, Mexico and the United States gathered to discuss deeper economic integration, climate change, and migration, They also discuss the recent attack on Brazil’s three branches of government by supporters of far-right former President Jair Bolsonaro and its impact on Brazilian democracy.
In this special episode of Americas 360, guest host Bruna Santos speaks with Wilson Center experts Daniela Campello, Luiza Duarte, Raoni Rajão and Cesar Zucco about the historic return of Luiz Inácio ‘Lula’ da Silva to Brazil’s presidency, the challenges he will face to enact his ambitious economic, social and environmental agenda, as well as the role Brazil will play under his leadership in regional and international politics in the years to come.
In this episode of the Wilson Center’s Americas 360 podcast, our experts discuss the nearshoring potential of U.S. neighbors in the Americas, the progress made in this area since the IX Summit of the Americas, and the challenges faced by companies looking to relocate operations closer to home.
Migration from countries of the Americas to the United States has increased exponentially since 2020, with migrants from the region making up over 75% of the nationwide encounters with U.S. Border Patrol in 2020, 2021, and 2022. In this episode of Americas 360, our Wilson Center experts examine recent changes in migration trends, not only to the United States but within the region itself.
The Americas are an energy powerhouse. From the hemisphere’s vast solar and wind energy potential to its significant oil and gas reserves, the region holds a wealth of renewable and non-renewable energy resources. In this episode of Americas 360, originally released in February 2022, our Wilson Center experts discuss how Canada and Latin American nations are addressing their energy needs and economic goals while pursuing environmental objectives and seizing opportunities from the global energy t...
With the region struggling to tame rising fuel costs, high inflation, and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, citizens across the Americas are also heading to the polls. In this episode of the Wilson Center’s Americas 360 podcast, our experts discuss how current economic conditions are affecting voter preferences across the Americas and what this changing political landscape means for the United Sates.
June marks pride month in the U.S.; a time to recognize and celebrate the LGBTQ+ community. LGBTQ+ people in the Americas have long faced structural discrimination and societal oppression. Yet, in the past decade, landmark legislation, granting LGBTQ+ people their rights, recognition, and protection, has been adopted at the national, state, and municipal levels. In this episode, we discuss the strides made and the regional lessons and trends to further strengthen LGBTQ+ rights.
The U.S. will host the Ninth Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles from June 6-10, 2022. A number of Latin American and Caribbean presidents have said they won't attend, protesting the exclusion of Cuba, Venezuela, and Nicaragua. Others have criticized the Biden administration's lack of ambition and concrete proposals to achieve the Summit's broad goals. In this episode, Latin American Program fellow Dr. Richard Feinberg joins us to discuss what we should expect at this Summit of the Americas....
The shocking images of Russia’s unprovoked attacks on Ukraine have galvanized Western countries to create a united front against Russia. In the Americas, the response to Russia’s aggression has been mixed and even tepid in light of the extent of the destruction. Canada is a notable exception. Our experts discuss the response of governments from the Western Hemisphere to the conflict and its implications for global diplomacy and economic well-being.
Across the Americas, women have broken new ground in politics and in business. Elections held under new gender parity laws have yielded successful increases in female participation in congresses and parliaments. During the pandemic, women have found and taken advantage of new digital avenues to successfully pursue entrepreneurial ventures. In this episode, our Wilson Center experts discuss the opportunities and challenges women face in the Western Hemisphere.
The Americas are an energy powerhouse. From the hemisphere’s vast solar and wind energy potential to its significant oil and gas reserves, the region holds a wealth of renewable and non-renewable energy resources. In this episode of Americas 360, our Wilson Center experts discuss how Canada and Latin American nations are addressing their energy needs and economic goals while pursuing environmental objectives and seizing opportunities from the global energy transition.
As the end of the year draws near, our Wilson Center experts take a look back at the most significant developments in the Americas in 2021 and discuss what is on the horizon in 2022, with a focus on economic recovery, vaccination efforts, and electoral politics.
On December 9-10, the Biden administration hosted a virtual Summit for Democracy, an effort to mobilize an international agenda for democratic renewal and to tackle democratic threats through collective action. In the Western hemisphere, multiple leaders have taken steps that undermine democracy, for example, by arresting opponents, eroding judicial independence, and attacking critics in the media and civil society. In this episode, our Wilson Center experts discuss the state of democracy in the...
Femicide has long plagued the Americas. In 2018, the Latin American region included five of the twelve countries with the highest rates of femicide in the world. Across the region, social and economic insecurities created by the COVID-19 pandemic have deepened the crisis, creating what some are calling a shadow pandemic of violence. In this episode of Americas 360, our experts discuss femicide in the Americas and the region’s attempts to address this persistent and deadly problem.
The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated many of the conditions that cause food insecurity worldwide. The United Nations estimates that 59.7 million people in Latin America and the Caribbean faced hunger in 2020, an increase of 13.8 million people from the year prior. In this episode of Americas 360, our Wilson Center experts consider what can be done to improve food security across the Western Hemisphere.
Disturbing images of Haitian migrants being mistreated by U.S. Border Patrol agents as they attempted to cross the Rio Grande has put the Haitian issue at the center of debate over the U.S. immigration system. The arrival of thousands of Haitians at the U.S. border calls attention to Haiti's chronic political turmoil, economic insecurity, and the impact of natural disasters. In this episode, Latin American Program Fellow Niambi Carter joins us to discuss the root causes of Haitian migration....
In this special presentation of Americas 360, Colombian President Iván Duque, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, and the Wilson Center's Ambassador Mark Green and Cynthia Arnson discuss the current humanitarian and development challenges facing Colombia as well as what the international community can learn from Colombia’s generous treatment of migrants and refugees.
Crisis-driven migration is nothing new in the Americas, but recent crises, from the COVID-19 pandemic to hurricanes and other natural disasters have added to the number of people leaving their homes and countries. In this episode of Americas 360, our experts are joined by Wilson Center Global Fellow James Hollifield, an expert on migration and immigration policy, to discuss what is driving these migration flows, where people are moving, and how these population shifts are changing the region....
In July 2021, the Americas have been hit by a variety of extreme weather events, including major heat waves in Canada and the United States and intense tropical storms in Central America. Recent droughts and fires in the Brazilian Amazon rainforest have killed nearly 2.5 billion trees, greatly hampering its function as a carbon sink. These events, as well as historic droughts in Mexico, Central America, and South America, have re-invigorated discussions about climate change and its impact on the...
The recent discovery of 751 unmarked graves at a former residential school in Saskatchewan, Canada, sent shockwaves throughout the country and brought attention to the country’s past and present mistreatment of its indigenous population. While shocking to some, for indigenous peoples across the hemisphere, this discovery is another example of discrimination and unfair treatment stretching back 500 years. In this episode, we discuss the history of indigenous cultural assimilation and erasure in t...
The first year of implementation of the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement, the USMCA, was impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and the economic shockwaves it sent throughout the region and the world. Difficulties aside, the pandemic also served to reinforce the importance of North America as an economic bloc. Wilson Center Public Policy Fellow Earl Anthony Wayne, former Ambassador of the U.S. to Mexico and Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Europe and Canada, joins us to discuss the first year of the...
On Sunday, June 6, voters participated in the largest election in Mexico’s history, choosing officials for over 21,000 offices. That same day, Peruvians also went to the polls for the run-off presidential election between Pedro Castillo and Keiko Fujimori. In this episode of Americas 360, Alejandro Moreno, Director of Public Opinion Polling at Mexico’s El Financiero , and Cynthia Sanborn, a Professor of Political Science at the Universidad del Pacífico in Peru, join our Wilson Center experts dis...
Over the last month, Colombia has erupted in protest, with citizens taking to the streets in frustration over pandemic lockdowns and rising poverty and unemployment, among other issues. Demonstrations have been mostly peaceful, but some have been marked by extreme violence, extensive property damage, and deadly clashes with the police. Is Colombia a harbinger of things to come elsewhere in Latin America, where countries struggle with a third wave of COVID-19 and the continued battering of their ...
