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Jan 15, 2016

Latin Pulse: 1.15.2016

from Latin Pulse Hosted by Rick Rockwell

Looking ahead at what appear to be the key issues for 2016 in Latin America is the mission for Latin Pulse this week. The program includes an in-depth and extended discussion with a director of one of the top research centers reviewing Latin American affairs and includes in-depth discussion of Brazil, Venezuela, Cuba, Mexico, and United States policy towards the region. The news segment of the program discusses the move this week to extradite Mexican cartel leader Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman to the United States after he was recaptured in Mexico. The program includes an in-depth interview with: Eric Hershberg, the director of American University's Center for Latin American & Latino Studies (CLALS). Executive Producer: Rick Rockwell; Technical Director: Jim Singer; and Associate Producer: Natalie Ottinger. (To download or stream this podcast, click here.) (The program is 30 minutes in length and the file size is 42 MB.) podcast news Latin America Brazil politics Mexico Venezuela Cuba corruption economics United States Drug War Barack Obama China oil commodities Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman poverty Nicolas Maduro Diosdado Cabello human rights Central America infrastructure Argentina Ecuador Chile Guatemala justice Dilma Rousseff Mauricio Macri Bolivia Uruguay recall referendum diplomacy immigration Caribbean region Joe Biden Trans-Pacific Partnership NAFTA trade

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