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Center for Strategic and International Studies

The CSIS Americas Program podcast looks at the politics and policies of the 35 countries in the Western Hemisphere. It especially focuses on U.S. engagement with the region, whether on trade, diplomacy, or security issues like drugs and terrorism. Guests include top policymakers from the U.S. and other countries.

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207 episodes
Updated July 23

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Aug 27, 2020 · 20 min
Unpacking USAID's Efforts in Venezuela: A Discussion with Acting Administrator Barsa
"Estamos con Ustedes": USAID Acting Administrator John Barsa on Understanding USAID's Role in Venezuela
Aug 20, 2020 · 25 min
What Can the Private Sector Do to Help Venezuela?
Maria Moreno and Moises Rendon talk about the private sector's response to the humanitarian crisis in Venezuela
Jul 23, 2020 · 25 min
Voices of Venezuela: Where Do We Go From Here?
In the final episode of the series, Moises talks to CSIS Senior Advisers Juan Cruz and Mark Feierstein about the United States' strategy toward Venezuela.
Jul 16, 2020 · 25 min
Voices of Venezuela: Human Rights & Political Persecution
In this episode, Moises discusses political persecution and human rights violations with Tamara Taraciuk Broner of Human Rights Watch.
Jul 9, 2020 · 38 min
Voices of Venezuela: Violence and Insecurity
Moises speaks with Ambassador William Brownfield about the violence, crime, and insecurity that have plagued Venezuela in recent years.
Jul 2, 2020 · 24 min
Voices of Venezuela: Venezolana Perspective
Moises talks to Alexandra Winkler (CSIS) about the daily struggles faced by Venezuelan women amid the ongoing humanitarian and economic crisis.
Jun 25, 2020 · 18 min
Voices of Venezuela: Lights Off in Venezuela
Moises talks to Ben Cahill (CSIS) about Venezuela's frequent blackouts that widely disrupt day-to-day lives, as well as discuss what it will take to rebuild the country's electricity infrastructure.
Jun 18, 2020 · 19 min
Voices of Venezuela: The Water Crisis
Moises speaks with Mark Schneider (CSIS) about Venezuela's crumbling water system, which is having tremendous health impacts on the population.
Jun 11, 2020 · 28 min
Voices of Venezuela: The Future of the Venezuelan Economy
In this episode, Moises is joined by Gerver Torres to discuss key aspects of Venezuela's economic crisis, including hyperinflation, dollarization, and the Maduro regime's recent push for privatization.
Jun 4, 2020 · 26 min
Voices of Venezuela: The Failing Healthcare System
In this episode, Moises speaks with Katherine Bliss (CSIS) to discuss Venezuela's decaying health system, which is now facing the added factor of Covid-19.
May 28, 2020 · 30 min
Voices of Venezuela: The Migration Crisis
In the second episode of Voices of Venezuela, Moises speaks with Erol Yayboke (CSIS) to dissect the push factors for Venezuelan migration, testimonies from Venezuelans on the journey outside Venezuela, and what the country’s mass displacement means more broadly for the Hemisphere.
May 21, 2020 · 6 min
Voices of Venezuela: What’s Happening in Venezuela?
In this first episode of the Voices of Venezuela miniseries, we will discuss the political, economic, and humanitarian crisis in Venezuela. We will introduce a few voices of Venezuelan citizens who are affected by the crisis on a day-to-day basis, and share with listeners what to expect in the coming weeks from this podcast.
Apr 15, 2020 · 26 min
Illegal Mining’s Devastating Impact on Venezuela
CSIS Future of Venezuela Initiative Director Moises Rendon speaks to Cristina Burelli, Advisor & International Liaison at SOS Orinoco, about the impact of illegal mining on the environment, human rights, and security in the southern part of Venezuela.
Jan 23, 2020 · 23 min
Young and Violent
Dr. Patricia Campie draws on one of her recent reports to discuss various violence prevention interventions in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Jan 9, 2020 · 28 min
Mexico and the United States: Frenemies or Best Friends?
Former Ambassador of Mexico to the U.S. Gerónimo Gutiérrez discusses the fundamentals of the U.S.-Mexico relationship.
Dec 19, 2019 · 31 min
All Bolivia Wants for Christmas is Elections
CSIS experts Margarita Seminario and Moises Rendon discuss the road ahead for Bolivia with former Bolivian President Jorge ‘Tuto’ Quiroga and Bolivian Ambassador to the OAS Jaime Aparicio.
Nov 21, 2019 · 20 min
Colombia's New Phase
Former U.S. Ambassador to Colombia Kevin Whitaker discusses many of the challenges that Colombia is facing today.
Oct 29, 2019 · 33 min
Family Time
For one week last June, dozens of reporters in the USA Today network coordinated stories on migrants attempting to cross the U.S. southern border in the article "One deadly week reveals where the immigration crisis begins - and where it ends." Daniel Gon
Oct 11, 2019 · 20 min
Kirchner 3.0
Argentines go to the polls on October 27th, and the results may spell the end of Mauricio Macri’s presidency. What went wrong? Michael Matera, Argentine expert and Director of the Americas Program at CSIS, explains how inflation never went away and growt
Oct 4, 2019 · 29 min
A Little Like a Refugee
The Trump Administration has dramatically reduced the annual number of refugees that the U.S. will accept. Erol Yayboke of CSIS’s Project for Prosperity and Development tells us what being a “refugee” means in international law, and details the ebb and f