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Americas 360

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Americas 360 is a podcast about the "innumerable ties" among the nations of the Western Hemisphere. Get the inside scoop and the outside perspective on the latest developments from Canada, Latin America, and everywhere in between. Americas 360 is a production of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars and is available on all your favorite podcast platforms. For more information on a world of issues and ideas please visit wilsoncenter.org.

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Just When You Thought It Had Hit Bottom: Venezuela Sinks Deeper Into Authoritarianism 02.07.2020 28:44

As President Trump mused publicly about a meeting with Venezuelan strongman Nicolás Maduro, our experts and a special guest, Latin American Program Global Fellow Michael Penfold, discuss the vanishing prospects for fair elections in Venezuela, the wisdom of direct engagement with the regime, and the influence of electoral politics on U.S. policy toward Venezuela.

The Death of George Floyd and Race Relations in the Americas 19.06.2020 19:32

In this week's special focus addition of Americas 360, our roundtable discusses recent events in the United States in response to the killing of George Floyd while in police custody, and takes a look at how other countries in the Americas have reacted to what's happening in the U.S. and the subsequent U.S. government response. The panelists then expand the discussion to explore the state of race r...

Pandemic Politics in the Americas 05.06.2020 36:21

How is Brazil handling its explosion of COVID-19 cases? Will discontent in Chile resurface in light of economic pain due to the coronavirus? Our regional experts, including special guest Latin American Program Global Fellow Lucía Dammert, address these topics while our roundtable takes a look at the economic impact of the COVID-19 crisis, how the Americas have responded to the pandemic, and more.

Welcome to Americas 360 20.05.2020 39:29

Introducing the Wilson Center's newest podcast. In this episode: Will Argentina default again? Does Canada have a "China problem"? Is there an end in sight for Venezuela's governing crisis? Our regional experts address these topics and more while our roundtable looks at how the Americas have responded to the COVID-19 pandemic.