Two the Point

Mask Diplomacy

Margaret Myers, director of the Asia & Latin America Program at the Inter-American Dialogue, shares insights on perceptions of China’s coronavirus assistance to Latin America.

Frying Pan to the Fire

Host Benjamin Gedan is joined by Alex Schober, DuckerFrontier’s senior analyst for Latin America, to discuss the coronavirus's economic consequences.

Don't Pass the Mate

Host Benjamin Gedan is joined by Nicolás Saldías, the Argentina Project’s senior researcher in the Wilson Center's Latin American Program, who shares on-the-ground insights on how the coronavirus is affecting life and the economy in Uruguay.

Uruguay’s Uphill Battle

Host Benjamin Gedan is joined by Todd Martinez, Fitch Ratings’s lead Uruguay analyst, to discuss Uruguay’s new government and the economic difficulties it inherited.

AMLO’s Teflon Approval Ratings

Host Benjamin Gedan is joined by Duncan Wood, director of the Wilson Center’s Mexico Institute, to discuss AMLO's high approval ratings, despite struggles with crime and economic malaise.

Barracks

Host Benjamin Gedan is joined by phone from Hamburg, Germany by Christoph Harig, a postdoctoral research fellow at the University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg, to discuss the changing role of Latin America armed forces.

What to Expect from Brazil's New General Data Protection Law

Guest host Anna Prusa of the Wilson Center’s Brazil Institute is joined by phone from Brazil by Renato Leite Monteiro, head of the Privacy and Data Protection Practice at Baptista Luz Advogados and director of Data Privacy Brazil, an organization focused on education and applied research on privacy and data protection, to discuss what to expect from Brazil's new general data protection law.

Hot Topic

Host Benjamin Gedan is joined by Anne Slaughter Andrew, former U.S. ambassador to Costa Rica and board member at the Wilson Center’s Latin American Program, to discuss climate policy in Latin America.

A Broadside against a Broad Front

Host Benjamin Gedan is joined by Nicolás Saldías, a senior researcher at the Wilson Center's Latin American Program, to discuss the first round of Uruguay's presidential election, and the possible end to the Frente Amplio's 15-year reign.

Did Evo Win a Fourth Term?

Host Benjamin Gedan is joined by Robert Albro, an American University professor who studies Bolivian politics, to discuss Evo Morales’s controversial attempt to win a fourth term and the implications of the close and contested vote.