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Latin America Today

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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.

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COMING SOON: Rebuilding Peace in Colombia

Published: March 2, 2021, 9:07 p.m.
Duration: 2 minutes 17 seconds

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A Critical Moment for El Salvador's Democracy

Published: Feb. 19, 2021, 10:45 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 6 minutes 49 seconds

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Mexico: the meaning of the Cienfuegos case

Published: Jan. 22, 2021, 4:46 p.m.
Duration: 42 minutes 44 seconds

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The Transition: Authoritarianism, Populism, and Closing Civic Space

Published: Dec. 11, 2020, 1:17 p.m.
Duration: 43 minutes 50 seconds

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When your neighbor is a murderer: Sean Mattison on "escrache" in Argentina

Published: Dec. 4, 2020, 2:59 p.m.
Duration: 33 minutes 54 seconds

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The Transition: The future of Latin America's anti-corruption fight

Published: Dec. 1, 2020, 6:58 p.m.
Duration: 46 minutes 47 seconds

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The Transition: A Rational, Region-Wide Approach to Migration

Published: Nov. 23, 2020, 9:27 p.m.
Duration: 39 minutes

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The Transition: U.S. Credibility, Cooperation, and a Changed Tone

Published: Nov. 16, 2020, 7:25 p.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 30 seconds

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Peru Abruptly Removes Its President

Published: Nov. 12, 2020, 10:30 p.m.
Duration: 42 minutes 30 seconds

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Beyond the Wall: “It’s all about the families”, Eddie Canales on preventing deaths and identifying missing migrants in Texas borderlands

Published: Oct. 30, 2020, 4:09 p.m.
Duration: 48 minutes 54 seconds

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Peru: "If we do not succeed against this plague, then anything can happen"

Published: Sept. 25, 2020, 9:02 p.m.
Duration: 55 minutes 35 seconds

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Beyond the Wall: Reflections from a Former Border Patrol Agent

Published: Aug. 19, 2020, 7:55 p.m.
Duration: 58 minutes 23 seconds

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Civil-Military Relations at a Crossroads in the Americas

Published: Aug. 13, 2020, 12:39 p.m.
Duration: 44 minutes 13 seconds

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Demining sacred space in Colombia's Amazon basin

Published: June 25, 2020, 3:35 p.m.
Duration: 49 minutes 34 seconds

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"If you're an Afro-descendant LGBT person… your priority is not to be killed."

Published: June 23, 2020, 7:10 p.m.
Duration: 45 minutes 22 seconds

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Beyond the Wall: A Roundtable Discussion on Border and Migration

Published: June 18, 2020, 6:56 p.m.
Duration: 42 minutes 15 seconds

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A Crucial Moment for Guatemala's Fight Against Impunity

Published: June 10, 2020, 11:08 a.m.
Duration: 38 minutes 44 seconds

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“If they can kill Berta Cáceres, they can kill anybody”: Nina Lakhani on the Danger to Social Leaders

Published: June 2, 2020, 4:48 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 6 minutes 51 seconds

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Venezuela: COVID-19, Sanctions, Outside Powers, Florida Politics, and the Search for a Political Solution

Published: May 28, 2020, 3:49 p.m.
Duration: 43 minutes 40 seconds

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Rep. Jim McGovern: "What if I was in Colombia? Would I have the courage to say what I believe?"

Published: May 20, 2020, 5:26 p.m.
Duration: 31 minutes 46 seconds

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Beyond the Wall: The Human Consequences of ICE Detention Centers

Published: May 19, 2020, 2:40 p.m.
Duration: 49 minutes 37 seconds

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"How do we define success?" Jonathan Rosen on governments' approaches to organized crime

Published: May 12, 2020, 1:18 p.m.
Duration: 54 minutes 26 seconds

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Practicing Asylum Law in El Paso: "MPP is just—it's utterly insane"

Published: May 7, 2020, 3:27 p.m.
Duration: 39 minutes 54 seconds

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"These moments of social resistance are never moments. They have long histories."

Published: May 5, 2020, 4:33 p.m.
Duration: 43 minutes 56 seconds

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Monitoring Anti-Democratic Trends and Human Rights Abuses in the Age of COVID-19

Published: May 1, 2020, 6:52 p.m.
Duration: 54 minutes 25 seconds

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Democracy and Displacement in Colombia’s Civil War

Published: April 16, 2020, 3:25 p.m.
Duration: 52 minutes 20 seconds

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"This is patently illegal": The undermining of asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border

Published: April 14, 2020, 5:25 p.m.
Duration: 48 minutes 51 seconds

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Protecting Civilians from Harm in Armed Conflict

Published: April 13, 2020, 3:58 p.m.
Duration: 44 minutes 49 seconds

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Coronavirus and Communities in Post-Accord Colombia

Published: April 10, 2020, 3:08 p.m.
Duration: 37 minutes 48 seconds

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Latin America and the Crisis of Globalization and Multilateralism

Published: April 8, 2020, 1:59 p.m.
Duration: 47 minutes 32 seconds

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"I Wrote This Book for People Like You": Lars Schoultz on "In Their Own Best Interest"

Published: April 7, 2020, 8 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 2 minutes 5 seconds

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Beyond the Wall: Seeking Shelter in the Age of COVID-19

Published: April 6, 2020, 2:55 p.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 58 seconds

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Investing in Amazon Crude: Oil, Finance, and Survival

Published: April 3, 2020, 8:39 p.m.
Duration: 38 minutes 21 seconds

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“I Wish I Did More Positive Reporting About Colombia Because I Love the Place”

Published: March 31, 2020, 5:38 p.m.
Duration: 44 minutes 31 seconds

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Soldiers and Civilians in Latin America Today

Published: March 30, 2020, 3:56 p.m.
Duration: 32 minutes 20 seconds

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Upheaval in Bolivia: Political Crisis, COVID-19, and the Run-up to New Elections

Published: March 28, 2020, 9:50 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 33 minutes 35 seconds

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"This is the Scenario the Trump Administration Would've Liked Since Day One"

Published: March 27, 2020, 3:29 p.m.
Duration: 30 minutes 52 seconds

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Searching for Mexico's Disappeared

Published: March 26, 2020, 9:14 p.m.
Duration: 34 minutes 57 seconds

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"There are 15,000 people waiting without access to asylum"

Published: March 24, 2020, 7:23 p.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 21 seconds

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Beyond the ‘Narcostate’ Narrative: Addressing Organized Crime and Corruption in Venezuela

Published: March 23, 2020, 6:54 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes 28 seconds

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Peru's Anti-Corruption Reforms

Published: March 20, 2020, 7:17 p.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 30 seconds

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"Guerrilla Marketing" in Colombia

Published: March 19, 2020, 8:29 p.m.
Duration: 43 minutes 46 seconds

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"You're Capturing the Poetry of How Colombians Speak"

Published: March 18, 2020, 7:21 p.m.
Duration: 50 minutes 11 seconds

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Women Coca and Poppy Growers Mobilizing for Social Change

Published: March 18, 2020, 1:08 a.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 37 seconds

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Beyond the Wall: A Rights-Respecting Approach to Migration

Published: March 10, 2020, 8 a.m.
Duration: 26 minutes 21 seconds

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How Corruption Continues to Erode Citizen Security in Central America

Published: Feb. 14, 2020, 6:42 p.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 4 seconds

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What the State of the Union Means for Latin America

Published: Feb. 5, 2020, 8:50 p.m.
Duration: 26 minutes 18 seconds

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A Week on the Border: Observing the Consequences of Remain in Mexico

Published: Jan. 27, 2020, 8:38 p.m.
Duration: 43 minutes 6 seconds

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Venezuela: New Year, New Political Tumult

Published: Jan. 9, 2020, 4:49 p.m.
Duration: 36 minutes 48 seconds

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Protest and Politics in Post-Conflict Colombia

Published: Dec. 17, 2019, 8:36 p.m.
Duration: 37 minutes 34 seconds

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The Trump Administration's Body Blow to Cuba's Private Sector

Published: Nov. 18, 2019, 7:05 p.m.
Duration: 39 minutes 1 second

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Bolivia's Post-Evo Meltdown

Published: Nov. 14, 2019, 8:03 p.m.
Duration: 54 minutes 23 seconds

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September 10, 2019: The crackdown at Mexico's southern border

Published: Sept. 10, 2019, 9:16 p.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 7 seconds

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September 5, 2019: The El Paso-Juárez Border

Published: Sept. 5, 2019, 1:21 p.m.
Duration: 30 minutes 21 seconds

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July 15, 2019: "The System" Versus Guatemalan Democracy

Published: July 15, 2019, 4:08 p.m.
Duration: 37 minutes 54 seconds

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July 9, 2019: Resisting Repression in Nicaragua

Published: July 9, 2019, 6:58 p.m.
Duration: 34 minutes 7 seconds

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May 1, 2019: Alan García's Legacy in Peru

Published: May 1, 2019, 6:45 p.m.
Duration: 36 minutes 39 seconds

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April 25, 2019: Taking a Chainsaw to Cuba Policy

Published: April 25, 2019, 12:24 p.m.
Duration: 17 minutes 53 seconds

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April 5, 2019: Rebelocracy: Social Order in the Colombian Civil War with Ana Arjona

Published: April 5, 2019, 5:40 p.m.
Duration: 42 minutes 36 seconds

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March 20, 2019 Guatemala's Backlash Against Accountability

Published: March 20, 2019, 2:19 p.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 55 seconds

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March 13, 2019: Security, Impunity, and Reform in El Salvador

Published: March 13, 2019, 3:17 p.m.
Duration: 26 minutes 49 seconds

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March 7, 2019: A Humanitarian Crisis, Not a National Emergency

Published: March 7, 2019, 10:23 p.m.
Duration: 44 minutes 36 seconds

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February 27, 2019: What Next in Venezuela?

Published: Feb. 27, 2019, 10:40 p.m.
Duration: 44 minutes 38 seconds

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November 19, 2018: Latin America and the Midterm Elections' Outcome

Published: Nov. 19, 2018, 8:22 p.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 31 seconds

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November 5, 2018: Electoral Rules and Democracy in Latin America with Cynthia McClintock

Published: Nov. 5, 2018, 6:58 p.m.
Duration: 40 minutes 45 seconds

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October 30, 2018: Caravans, Soldiers, and Electoral Politics

Published: Oct. 30, 2018, 9:48 p.m.
Duration: 33 minutes 13 seconds

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June 25, 2018: What We Saw at the Border

Published: June 25, 2018, 10:21 p.m.
Duration: 24 minutes 57 seconds

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May 11, 2018: The Venezuelan Forced Migration Crisis

Published: May 11, 2018, 4:57 p.m.
Duration: 30 minutes 34 seconds

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March 30, 2018: Latin America in the 2018 budget bill

Published: March 30, 2018, 1:36 p.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 1 second

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September 19, 2017: Death Squads in El Salvador's Police

Published: Sept. 20, 2017, 12:29 a.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 1 second

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August 4, 2017: How to Work With Congress

Published: Aug. 4, 2017, 8:37 p.m.
Duration: 24 minutes 16 seconds

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July 21, 2017: Trump's Border Buildup Moves Through Congress

Published: July 21, 2017, 3:55 p.m.
Duration: 19 minutes 37 seconds

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June 21, 2017: Colombia's FARC demobilizes, but new challenges await

Published: June 21, 2017, 8:04 p.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 55 seconds

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June 8, 2017: An Update on Venezuela

Published: June 8, 2017, 10:40 p.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 9 seconds

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May 24, 2017: The Trump Administration Wants to Slash U.S. Aid

Published: May 24, 2017, 4:25 p.m.
Duration: 25 minutes 8 seconds

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May 12, 2017: The Central America Monitor

Published: May 12, 2017, 3:42 p.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 23 seconds

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May 3, 2017: Looking for Glimmers of Hope in Honduras

Published: May 3, 2017, 7:35 p.m.
Duration: 45 minutes 42 seconds

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April 18, 2017: Human Rights Trials in Guatemala

Published: April 18, 2017, 7:17 p.m.
Duration: 37 minutes 26 seconds

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March 28, 2017: A "Trump Effect?"

Published: March 28, 2017, 3:38 p.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 1 second

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Haiti at a Crossroads: Understanding the Current Political Impasse

Published: Aug. 12, 2016, 5:20 p.m.
Duration: 39 minutes 56 seconds

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U.S. Policy Toward Cuba: Is the U.S. Embargo Coming To an End?

Published: July 27, 2016, 5:20 p.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 7 seconds

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Political Space in Cuba

Published: July 20, 2016, 5:20 p.m.
Duration: 24 minutes 9 seconds

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Cuba's Economic Reforms

Published: June 27, 2016, 3:21 p.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 17 seconds

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How a Ceasefire in Colombia Can Work

Published: March 24, 2016, 8:01 p.m.
Duration: 26 minutes 29 seconds

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Citizen Security in Central America: Root Causes and New Approaches

Published: Feb. 10, 2016, 9:26 p.m.
Duration: 33 minutes 3 seconds

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"Building on Progress": Kathryn Ledebur on Bolivia's Unheralded Drug Policy Success

Published: Aug. 24, 2015, 7:15 p.m.
Duration: 44 minutes 42 seconds

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Mexico's New Southern Border Security Plan and New Police Force

Published: Sept. 18, 2014, 3:43 p.m.
Duration: 43 minutes 8 seconds

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Children, Families, and Danger at the Texas-Mexico Border

Published: Aug. 7, 2014, 2:54 p.m.
Duration: 25 minutes 55 seconds

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The Crisis of Unaccompanied Migrant Children

Published: June 13, 2014, 7:50 p.m.
Duration: 18 minutes

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A Historic Reform in Mexico: Interview With Santiago Aguirre of Tlachinollan

Published: May 6, 2014, 8:13 p.m.
Duration: 26 minutes 53 seconds

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Elections in El Salvador and Costa Rica

Published: Jan. 28, 2014, 9:49 p.m.
Duration: 18 minutes 4 seconds

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The Week Ahead: October 19, 2013

Published: Oct. 19, 2013, 9:40 p.m.
Duration: 19 minutes 8 seconds

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The Week Ahead: October 12, 2013

Published: Oct. 12, 2013, 5:31 p.m.
Duration: 19 minutes 19 seconds

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Challenges to Land Restitution in Colombia: a conversation with Winifred Tate

Published: Oct. 7, 2013, 2:17 p.m.
Duration: 18 minutes 51 seconds

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The Week Ahead: October 5, 2013

Published: Oct. 5, 2013, 10:48 p.m.
Duration: 17 minutes 35 seconds

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The Week Ahead: September 27, 2013

Published: Sept. 27, 2013, 7:43 p.m.
Duration: 15 minutes 40 seconds

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The Week Ahead: September 21, 2013

Published: Sept. 21, 2013, 4:40 p.m.
Duration: 17 minutes 47 seconds

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The Week Ahead: September 13, 2013

Published: Sept. 13, 2013, 9:20 p.m.
Duration: 16 minutes 11 seconds

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40 Years After the Coup in Chile, with Joe Eldridge

Published: Sept. 10, 2013, 7:49 p.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 54 seconds

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The Week Ahead: September 6, 2013

Published: Sept. 6, 2013, 9:07 p.m.
Duration: 18 minutes 57 seconds

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The Week Ahead: August 23, 2013

Published: Aug. 23, 2013, 8:26 p.m.
Duration: 19 minutes 9 seconds

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Militaries as Police: A conversation with Sarah Kinosian

Published: Aug. 23, 2013, 3:27 p.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 14 seconds

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Judicial Stalemate: Jo-Marie Burt on the Rios Montt trial in Guatemala

Published: Aug. 19, 2013, 12:29 p.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 2 seconds

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The Week Ahead: August 16, 2013

Published: Aug. 16, 2013, 8:13 p.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 20 seconds

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Press Freedom in Ecuador: A discussion with Carlos Lauria

Published: Aug. 12, 2013, 1:17 p.m.
Duration: 16 minutes 38 seconds

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The Week Ahead: August 9, 2013

Published: Aug. 9, 2013, 6:53 p.m.
Duration: 19 minutes 23 seconds

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Uruguay Moves the Drug Policy Debate Forward: A conversation with John Walsh

Published: Aug. 7, 2013, 8:27 p.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 31 seconds

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The Week Ahead: August 2, 2013

Published: Aug. 2, 2013, 9:23 p.m.
Duration: 26 minutes 2 seconds

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The Week Ahead: July 26, 2013

Published: July 26, 2013, 5 p.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 53 seconds

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The Week Ahead: July 19, 2013

Published: July 19, 2013, 7:56 p.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 36 seconds

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"Border Communities Have Once Again Been Used as a Bargaining Chip"

Published: June 24, 2013, 4:10 p.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 26 seconds

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Protests in Brazil: A discussion with WOLA's Joe Bateman

Published: June 20, 2013, 7:45 p.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 22 seconds

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Drug Policy and Cuba: A Report-Back from the OAS General Assembly

Published: June 11, 2013, 3:23 p.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 11 seconds

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Sarah Krupp on Development and Security in Tumaco, Colombia

Published: June 7, 2013, 10:51 p.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 13 seconds

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Venezuela after Chávez: A conversation with David Smilde

Published: March 8, 2013, 5:32 p.m.
Duration: 10 minutes 54 seconds

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The Week Ahead: February 5, 2013

Published: Feb. 5, 2013, 4:10 p.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 41 seconds

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The Week Ahead: January 25, 2013

Published: Jan. 25, 2013, 8:19 p.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 47 seconds

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The Week Ahead: October 8, 2012

Published: Oct. 9, 2012, 12:58 a.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 56 seconds

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Venezuela's Upcoming Elections: A conversation with David Smilde

Published: Sept. 19, 2012, 5:03 p.m.
Duration: 24 minutes 14 seconds

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"Violentology": A conversation about Colombia with Stephen Ferry

Published: Sept. 17, 2012, 9:13 p.m.
Duration: 30 minutes 49 seconds

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The Week Ahead: September 7, 2012

Published: Sept. 7, 2012, 9:25 p.m.
Duration: 16 minutes 54 seconds

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The Week Ahead: August 31, 2012

Published: Sept. 1, 2012, 12:42 a.m.
Duration: 17 minutes 3 seconds

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Colombia labor and land update: a conversation with Gimena S

Published: Aug. 28, 2012, 6:45 p.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 40 seconds

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Justice for human rights abuses in Mexico: a conversation with Alejandro Anaya

Published: Aug. 19, 2012, 6:04 p.m.
Duration: 18 minutes 32 seconds

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Colombia at the Santos government's midpoint: A conversation with Claudia López

Published: Aug. 13, 2012, 5:23 a.m.
Duration: 17 minutes 9 seconds

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The Week Ahead: August 10, 2012

Published: Aug. 10, 2012, 3:28 p.m.
Duration: 17 minutes 36 seconds

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The 25th anniversary of the Esquipulas II accords: Bill Goodfellow on Central America's peace processes

Published: Aug. 8, 2012, 8:28 p.m.
Duration: 30 minutes 49 seconds

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The Week Ahead: August 3, 2012

Published: Aug. 3, 2012, 4:05 p.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 1 second

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A Brazil security and human rights update with WOLA's Joseph Bateman

Published: Aug. 1, 2012, 6:05 p.m.
Duration: 19 minutes 34 seconds

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Forging leaders amid conflict: Catalina Cock of Medellín's Fundación Mi Sangre

Published: July 28, 2012, 5:52 p.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 54 seconds

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The Week Ahead: July 27, 2012

Published: July 28, 2012, 3:26 p.m.
Duration: 24 minutes 30 seconds

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The Week Ahead: July 20, 2012

Published: July 20, 2012, 8:03 p.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 4 seconds

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Mark Ungar on Security and U.S. Policy in Honduras

Published: July 18, 2012, 3 p.m.
Duration: 20 minutes 17 seconds

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