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Latin American Program in the News: Cynthia Arnson on civil war, dictatorship, and democracy

Cindy Arnson

Cynthia Arnson's interview on Efecto Naim about the challenges of democratization and the advantages that former dictatorships have in forming stable post-war societies.

Moisés Naím interviewed Cynthia Arnson about the book she recently edited 'In the Wake of War,' the difficulties facing democratizing countries coming out of civil wars, and the surprising advantages that former dictatorships have in forming stable post-war societies. Clickhere for the interview.

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Cindy Arnson

Cynthia J. Arnson

Distinguished Fellow, Latin America Program
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The Wilson Center’s prestigious Latin America Program provides non-partisan expertise to a broad community of decision makers in the United States and Latin America on critical policy issues facing the Hemisphere. The Program provides insightful and actionable research for policymakers, private sector leaders, journalists, and public intellectuals in the United States and Latin America. To bridge the gap between scholarship and policy action, it fosters new inquiry, sponsors high-level public and private meetings among multiple stakeholders, and explores policy options to improve outcomes for citizens throughout the Americas. Drawing on the Wilson Center’s strength as the nation’s key non-partisan policy forum, the Program serves as a trusted source of analysis and a vital point of contact between the worlds of scholarship and action.  Read more