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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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
127
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
128
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
129
Inside the Orange Economy
Viceminister Felipe Buitrago Restrepo shares his experience in designing policies to promote the orange economy in Colombia.
28 min
130
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
131
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
132
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
133
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
134
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
135
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
136
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
137
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
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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
139
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
140
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
141
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
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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
143
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
144
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
145
All Bolivia Wants for Christmas is Elections
CSIS experts Margarita Seminario and Moises Rendon discuss the road ahead for Bolivia with former Bolivian President Jorge ‘Tuto’ Quiroga and Bolivian Ambassador to the OAS Jaime Aparicio.
31 min
146
Colombia's New Phase
Former U.S. Ambassador to Colombia Kevin Whitaker discusses many of the challenges that Colombia is facing today.
20 min
147
Family Time
For one week last June, dozens of reporters in the USA Today network coordinated stories on migrants attempting to cross the U.S. southern border in the article "One deadly week reveals where the immigration crisis begins - and where it ends." Daniel Gon
33 min
148
Kirchner 3.0
Argentines go to the polls on October 27th, and the results may spell the end of Mauricio Macri’s presidency. What went wrong? Michael Matera, Argentine expert and Director of the Americas Program at CSIS, explains how inflation never went away and growt
20 min
149
A Little Like a Refugee
The Trump Administration has dramatically reduced the annual number of refugees that the U.S. will accept. Erol Yayboke of CSIS’s Project for Prosperity and Development tells us what being a “refugee” means in international law, and details the ebb and f
29 min
150
Which Way is True North?
National elections take place in Canada on October 2, and Justin Trudeau could be out of a job. Will the election turn on foreign policy? Canada expert Christopher Sands of Johns Hopkins University is back to explain why this might be the case, how Canad
30 min