Latin America Events
Brazil and South America
June 01, 2012 // 9:00am — 12:30pm
Latin American Program
On Friday, June 1, The Latin American Program and the Brazil Institute convene a panel of experts to discuss regional relations in South America.
Citizen Security in Venezuela
May 30, 2012 // 8:45am — 12:45pm
Latin American Program
On May 30, 2012, the Latin American Program is having an event on citizen security in Venezuela.
QDDR in Action: Civil Society Sustainability in U.S. Foreign Policy
May 17, 2012 // 9:00am — 11:00am
Africa Program
Over the last year, civil society has continued to play a critical role in democratization throughout the world, and Secretary of State Hilary Clinton's "Strategic Dialogue initiative with Civil Society" has provided a model for how governments and civil society can work together to advance the common good.
Getting Past Megacities: How Peri-Urban Has Become the New City Center
May 15, 2012 // 10:00am — 12:00pm
Comparative Urban Studies Project
Half of the world’s seven billion people currently live in cities, one billion in them in informal settlements; the United Nations projects that the global urban population will expand to as many as five billion over the next two decades. As a result of failing rural economies, conflicts, material inequalities, gentrification, and other urban development programs, people are moving into, out of, and through cities in search of profit, protection, and passage elsewhere.
Energy in the Americas
May 11, 2012 // 9:00am — 10:30am
Mexico Institute
Ambassador Carlos Pascual offered a keynote address that placed the regional development of renewable energies in the context of U.S. global energy policy. The Mexico Institute’s Senior Advisor for its Renewable Energy Initiative, Duncan Wood, then launched a series of new reports entitled, "RE-Energizing the Border: Renewable Energy, Green Jobs and Border Infrastructure."
Global Water Security: The Intelligence Community Assessment
May 09, 2012 // 3:00pm — 5:00pm
Environmental Change and Security Program
Water wars are unlikely within the next 10 years, but other water challenges will increase the risks of instability, exacerbate regional tensions, and distract countries from working with the U.S. on important policy objectives, according to a U.S. intelligence community assessment.
Justice Reform in Latin America: Why Is It So Difficult?
May 01, 2012 // 9:00am — 11:30am
Latin American Program
Efforts to strengthen the rule of law and reform judicial systems have been underway in Latin America for well over 25 years. Yet despite significant expenditures, failures seem more numerous than successes and the difficulties appear at times to be overwhelming. What has been learned over the past several decades about the necessary ingredients for successful reforms? What are the opportunities to produce real change and what are the obstacles?
The Summit of the Americas: A Post-Summit Assessment
April 24, 2012 // 2:30pm — 4:00pm
Latin American Program
Latin America has weathered the worldwide recession admirably, and inter-regional trade and investment ties are becoming ever stronger, OAS Secretary General José Miguel Insulza said in a recap of last week's Summit of the Americas. Traditionally thorny issues, such as Cuba and its level of participation at the OAS, he added, shouldn't hold up a stronger inter-American system.
Learning From Success: Ministers of Health Discuss Accelerating Progress in Maternal Survival
April 23, 2012 // 3:00pm — 5:00pm
Global Health Initiative
This discussion will feature the Ministers of Health of Afghanistan, Cambodia, the Dominican Republic, and the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Health, Rwanda – countries where there has been tremendous progress in the face of challenge – on the drivers of successful maternal health programs and how such efforts can be accelerated and sustained throughout the developing world.
Reducing Murder Rates in Central America: Searching for Practical Solutions
April 19, 2012 // 11:00am — 1:00pm
Latin American Program
The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars and INCAE Business School, along with
their supporting partners The World Bank, the U.S. Department of State, and the Central
American Private Sector Initiative (CAPSI) will sponsor a presentation of Reducing Murder Rates in Central America: Searching for Practical Solutions. This event will take place at the World Bank.
