Turmoil in Venezuela and the progress in the peace talks for the civil war in Colombia are the twin themes this week on Latin Pulse. The first half of the program analyzes the politics surrounding the arrest of Mayor Antonio Ledezma of Caracas and how that arrest has drawn international reaction. The second half of the program tracks the ongoing talks attempting to end the 51-year-old war in Colombia. The news segment of the program covers the latest in the case of Alberto Nisman in Argentina and how a judge has set aside an indictment against the country's president.The program includes in-depth interviews with:
Michael McCarthy of American University's Center for Latin American & Latino Studies (CLALS); and
Adam Isacson of the Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA).
Executive Producer: Rick Rockwell;
Producer: Jim Singer; and
Production Assistant: Gabriela Canchola.
(To download or stream this podcast, click here.)
(The program is 30 minutes in length and the file size is 42 MB.)
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news
Latin America
diplomacy
Colombia
Venezuela
Ecuador
politics
repression
Argentina
Alberto Nisman
protest
United States
Brazil
protest movement
civil war
FARC
Cuba
justice
Peru
terrorism
economics
espionage
UNASUR
OAS
Julio Borges
Salvador Allende
inflation
Spain
Chile
media
coup
ceasefire
military
weapons
imperialism
Juan Manuel Santos
Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner
Nicolas Maduro
Antonio Ledezma
Leopoldo Lopez
Joe Biden
peace talks
Ernesto Samper
United Nations
Hugo Chavez
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