10/28/11

Latin Pulse: 10.28.2011

This week, Latin Pulse focuses on elections in Latin America: looking forward to presidential races next week in Guatemala and Nicaragua. Also, the program includes some perspective on the recent Argentine presidential race. This week's in-depth interviews feature an analysis of President Daniel Ortega's chances for re-election and the success of the Sandinistas in Nicaragua, along with a conversation with a leader from the Venezuelan youth movement, about the case of opposition candidate Leopoldo Lopez.

In-Depth Interviews:
Manuel Orozco of the Inter-American Dialogue; and
David Smolansky of Venezuela's Voluntad Popular.

Executive Producer: Rick Rockwell
Associate Producer: Vanessa Haces-Gonzatti

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(The program is 30 minutes in length and the file size is 28 MB.)













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10/21/11

Latin Pulse 10.21.2011

This week, Latin Pulse looks at both the upcoming Argentine elections and some of the themes of past weeks: economic reform and human rights in Cuba, the retreat of U.S. foreign policy from Latin America, and the quality of democracy in Venezuela. This program features a prediction from Argentine political scientist Andrés Serbin that President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner will win re-election. The program also features an in-depth interview about a new poll from Freedom House concerning reactions to Cuba's reform program.

In-Depth Interviews:
Daniel Calingaert of Freedom House; and
Andres Serbin of CRIES.

Executive Producer: Rick Rockwell
Associate Producer: Vanessa Haces-Gonzatti

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(The program is 30 minutes in length and the file size is 28 MB.)

















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10/14/11

Latin Pulse 10.14.2011

Trade and economics take center stage on Latin Pulse this week, after the U.S. Congress passed free trade legislation with two Latin American countries and South Korea. This was the most significant trade legislation agreed to by Congress in 17 years. The program looks at the new competition for trade the U.S. faces in Latin America from China and considers if Latin America will become a front in the competition between these two global powers. Also, the program includes the second part of a longer interview reviewing free speech and media issues in the region in the run-up to elections in many parts of Latin America.

In-Depth Interviews:
Luis Botello of the International Center for Journalists; and
Lauren Paverman of the Council on Hemispheric Affairs.

Executive Producer: Rick Rockwell
Associate Producer: Vanessa Haces-Gonzatti

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(The program is 30 minutes in length and the file size is 28 MB.)
















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10/7/11

Latin Pulse 10.07.2011

This week, Latin Pulse focuses on Honduras. With the recent trip of Honduran President Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo to Washington, D.C., the question remains whether the country has rehabilitated its diplomatic image after the controversial coup of 2009. Several experts add their analysis of the situation between Washington and Honduras now and how the coup factors into Honduras' relationships throughout Latin America. Beyond the meeting between Lobo and U.S. President Barack Obama, the program also features news about presidential candidate Rick Perry, the governor of Texas, and his solution to Mexico's problems fighting the drug war.

In-Depth Interviews:
Vicki Gass of the Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA); and
Bill LeoGrande, Dean of the School of Public Affairs at American University.

Executive Producer: Rick Rockwell
Associate Producer: Vanessa Haces-Gonzatti

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(The program is 30 minutes in length and the file size is 28 MB.)














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