Latin America Events
Brazil's Foreign Policy of Today and Tomorrow: A Critical Appraisal
November 16, 2010 // 8:00am — 10:30am
Brazil Institute
Roberto Abdenur, former Deputy Foreign Minister and former Ambassador to China and the United States; Sergio Amaral, former Minister of Development, Industry and Commerce, and former Ambassador to England and France; Marcos Azambuja, former Deputy Foreign Minister and former Ambassador to Argentina and France; Antonio Carlos Pereira, Editor, Opinion Page, O Estado de S. Paulo; Moderator: Paulo Sotero, Director of the Brazil Institute, Woodrow Wilson Center; Discussants: James Ferrer, Director, the GWU Center for Latin American Studies; Peter Hakim, President Emeritus, Inter-American Dialogue
Mexico's Democratic Challenges: Politics, Government and Society
November 15, 2010 // 10:00am — 1:30pm
Mexico Institute
U.S.-China Climate Relations in the Run-Up to Cancun
November 05, 2010 // 9:30am — 11:30am
China Environment Forum
High expectations preceding the Copenhagen Climate talks in December 2009 created major disappointment when the talks did not produce a comprehensive agreement on controlling global greenhouse gas emissions. Climate experts stress that expectations for the December talks in Cancun need to be realistic.
Brazilian Cultural Identity: Shaped or Limited by Language?
November 03, 2010 // 9:00am — 11:00am
Brazil Institute
Cristovão Tezza, Author and Professor, Federal University of Paraná; Marçal Aquino, Author and Journalist; Luiz Ruffato, Author; Vivaldo Santos, Author and Professor, Department of Spanish and Portuguese, Georgetown University; Paulo Sotero, Director, Brazil Institute, Woodrow Wilson Center
Implications of the Oct. 31 Brazilian Presidential Elections
November 01, 2010 // 3:00pm — 5:00pm
Brazil Institute
Riordan Roett, Professor, SAIS, Johns Hopkins University; Christopher Garman, Director, Eurasia Group; Clifford Young, Executive Director, IPSOS Public Affairs Brazil; João Augusto de Castro Neves, Founding Partner and Political Analyst, CAC Consultoria; Paulo Sotero, Director, Brazil Institute, Woodrow Wilson Center
U.S. Neo-Conservative Thought: Its Influence in Latin America
October 29, 2010 // 12:00pm — 1:30pm
Latin American Program
Luis Maira and Ernesto Calvo seek to explain the influence of U.S. neo-conservatives on right-wing political parties in Latin America.
Offsite Event: Democratic Setbacks in Nicaragua: A Conversation with Carlos Fernando Chamorro
October 25, 2010 // 12:00pm — 1:30pm
Latin American Program
Carlos Fernando Chamorro, Founder and Editor of Confidencial, discusses Nicaragua's state affairs and eroding democracy following Nicaragua's Supreme Court decision to allow President Daniel Ortega to run for consecutive re-election.
U.S. Intelligence Estimates on Latin American Revolutionary Movements, 1947-1987
October 21, 2010 // 9:00am — 11:00am
Cold War International History Project
The Cold War International History Project and the Latin American Program of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars presents U.S. Intelligence Estimates on Latin American Revolutionary Movements, 1947-1987.
A Review of Brazil's Environmental Policies and Challenges Ahead
October 20, 2010 // 3:00pm — 5:00pm
Brazil Institute
Stressing that sustainable development, not just conservation, must be the focus, Izabella Teixeira, Brazil's minister of the environment, discusses the challenges and goals of her ministry in the coming years.
Complex Connections: Ecological Impacts of Chinese Investment in Southeast Asia
October 20, 2010 // 9:00am — 11:00am
China Environment Forum
As the world's factory, it should not be surprising that China has had to expand its search for raw resources well beyond its borders. Over the past few years China has become a major global investor into resource extraction industries—oil, gas, minerals, timber, and agricultural products.