35 West

The CSIS Americas Program podcast looks at the politics and policies of the 35 countries in the Western Hemisphere. It especially focuses on U.S. engagement with the region, whether on trade, diplomacy, or security issues like drugs and terrorism. Guests include top policymakers from the U.S. and other countries.

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Tracking the Disruption of Electoral Processes ...
Margarita R. Seminario sits down with Gerardo Berthin, Director of the Latin America and Caribbean Programs at Freedom House.
20 min
127
Venezuela's Security Crisis: The Colombian Pers...
Moises Rendon and Ambassador Francisco Santos Calderón discuss the humanitarian impact of the Venezuelan migrant crisis playing out in neighboring Colombia.
24 min
128
The Biden-Harris Agenda for Latin America: What...
Moises Rendon sits down with CSIS Senior Advisor Ambassador William Brownfield to discuss developments in Venezuela, Chile, and Colombia.
35 min
129
Forced Labor & Environmental Degradation in the...
In this special Spanish-language episode, Margarita sits down with Pilar Velasquez to discuss informal and illegal gold mining and its connection to environmental degradation and forced labor in the Andean region.
35 min
130
How Can Latin America Achieve Equity and Social...
Margarita R. Seminario and Betilde Muñoz-Pogossian discuss food insecurity, poverty, gender disparities, and other barriers to social inclusion in Latin America.
21 min
131
How USAID is Prioritizing the Rights of Indigen...
Luis Felipe Duchicela outlines the barriers that the international development community has historically faced in assisting indigenous communities, and how those barriers helped shape USAID's new policy.
26 min
132
The Responsibility to Protect Venezuelans
Moises Rendon and Elisabeth Pramendorfer discuss how the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) applies to the case of Venezuela
29 min
133
Combatting trafficking in persons in the Andean...
Margarita R. Seminario and Ambassador John C. Richmond discuss trafficking in persons in the Andean region, and particularly in the context of the informal mining sector.
25 min
134
Reducing Crime and Poverty: A Conversation with...
In this special Spanish-language episode of 35 West, Dan Runde, Senior Vice President and the Director of the CSIS Americas Program, sits down with María Eugenia Vidal, the former Governor of the Buenos Aires Province in Argentina.
37 min
135
Inside the Orange Economy
Viceminister Felipe Buitrago Restrepo shares his experience in designing policies to promote the orange economy in Colombia.
28 min
136
Unpacking USAID's Efforts in Venezuela: A Discu...
"Estamos con Ustedes": USAID Acting Administrator John Barsa on Understanding USAID's Role in Venezuela
20 min
137
What Can the Private Sector Do to Help Venezuela?
Maria Moreno and Moises Rendon talk about the private sector's response to the humanitarian crisis in Venezuela
25 min
138
Voices of Venezuela: Where Do We Go From Here?
In the final episode of the series, Moises talks to CSIS Senior Advisers Juan Cruz and Mark Feierstein about the United States' strategy toward Venezuela.
25 min
139
Voices of Venezuela: Human Rights & Political P...
In this episode, Moises discusses political persecution and human rights violations with Tamara Taraciuk Broner of Human Rights Watch.
25 min
140
Voices of Venezuela: Violence and Insecurity
Moises speaks with Ambassador William Brownfield about the violence, crime, and insecurity that have plagued Venezuela in recent years.
38 min
141
Voices of Venezuela: Venezolana Perspective
Moises talks to Alexandra Winkler (CSIS) about the daily struggles faced by Venezuelan women amid the ongoing humanitarian and economic crisis.
24 min
142
Voices of Venezuela: Lights Off in Venezuela
Moises talks to Ben Cahill (CSIS) about Venezuela's frequent blackouts that widely disrupt day-to-day lives, as well as discuss what it will take to rebuild the country's electricity infrastructure.
18 min
143
Voices of Venezuela: The Water Crisis
Moises speaks with Mark Schneider (CSIS) about Venezuela's crumbling water system, which is having tremendous health impacts on the population.
19 min
144
Voices of Venezuela: The Future of the Venezuel...
In this episode, Moises is joined by Gerver Torres to discuss key aspects of Venezuela's economic crisis, including hyperinflation, dollarization, and the Maduro regime's recent push for privatization.
28 min
145
Voices of Venezuela: The Failing Healthcare System
In this episode, Moises speaks with Katherine Bliss (CSIS) to discuss Venezuela's decaying health system, which is now facing the added factor of Covid-19.
26 min
146
Voices of Venezuela: The Migration Crisis
In the second episode of Voices of Venezuela, Moises speaks with Erol Yayboke (CSIS) to dissect the push factors for Venezuelan migration, testimonies from Venezuelans on the journey outside Venezuela, and what the country’s mass displacement means more broadly for the Hemisphere.
30 min
147
Voices of Venezuela: What’s Happening in Venezu...
In this first episode of the Voices of Venezuela miniseries, we will discuss the political, economic, and humanitarian crisis in Venezuela. We will introduce a few voices of Venezuelan citizens who are affected by the crisis on a day-to-day basis, and share with listeners what to expect in the coming weeks from this podcast.
6 min
148
Illegal Mining’s Devastating Impact on Venezuela
CSIS Future of Venezuela Initiative Director Moises Rendon speaks to Cristina Burelli, Advisor & International Liaison at SOS Orinoco, about the impact of illegal mining on the environment, human rights, and security in the southern part of Venezuela.
26 min
149
Young and Violent
Dr. Patricia Campie draws on one of her recent reports to discuss various violence prevention interventions in Latin America and the Caribbean.
23 min
150
Mexico and the United States: Frenemies or Best...
Former Ambassador of Mexico to the U.S. Gerónimo Gutiérrez discusses the fundamentals of the U.S.-Mexico relationship.
28 min