Latin America Events
Book Launch: Enforcing the Rule of Law
April 18, 2006 // 4:00pm — 5:30pm
Latin American Program
Enrique Peruzzotti, Universidad Torcuato di Tella; Commentary by Felipe Agüero, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars and University of Miami and Leonardo Avrizter, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, and Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Participatory Governance: Strengthening Democracy in Brazil
April 11, 2006 // 12:00pm — 1:30pm
Brazil Institute
Leonardo Avritzer, Associate Professor, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brazil, and author of Democracy and the Public Space in Latin America; Commentator, Andrew Selee, Director, Mexico Institute, Woodrow Wilson Center
Social and Cultural Dynamics of the U.S.-Mexico Border with José Manuel Valenzuela Arce
April 07, 2006 // 9:30am — 11:00am
Mexico Institute
This presentation was co-hosted by the Cultural Institute of Mexico as part of its exhibition: "Tijuana: Strange New World"
The April 9 Presidential Election in Peru
April 05, 2006 // 8:30am — 10:00am
Latin American Program
with Carlos Basombrío, Capital Humano y Social, S.A., and Peru 21 and Professor Julio Carrión, University of Delaware
Comparative Peace Processes in Latin America
April 03, 2006 // 8:00am — 5:00am
Latin American Program
Institutions and Political Actors in Mexico's 2006 Elections
March 31, 2006 // 8:00am — 3:00pm
Mexico Institute
Colombia's Peace Processes: Multiple Negotiations, Multiple Actors
March 27, 2006 // 2:00pm — 4:30pm
Latin American Program
Jaime Bermúdez, Office of the Presidency, Republic of Colombia;Alfredo Rangel Suárez, President, Fundación Seguridad y Democracia;León Valencia, Columnist, El Tiempo;Padre Darío Echeverri, Comisión de Conciliación Nacional and Conferencia Episcopal de Colombia; David Henifin, Deputy Director for Andean Affairs, U.S. Department of State
Environmental Film Festival Screening: The Green Revolution in Cuba
March 17, 2006 // 11:00am — 1:00pm
Environmental Change and Security Program
At a screening of the unfinished documentary, The Green Revolution in Cuba, David Suzuki discusses the “true green revolution” that took place in Cuba, as well as the energy efficiency of consuming local food.
Biotechnology Innovations in a Developing Country: Brazilian Research and Development to Help the World's Poor
March 13, 2006 // 2:00pm — 4:00pm
Brazil Institute
Brazil has made tremendous advances in the field of biotechnology despite its status as a developing country. It has taken advantage of its public-sector infrastructure and low-cost production to invest in health research and development, creating and patenting new vaccines, technologies, and health services to combat diseases that primarily affect the poor.
U.S.-Mexico Relations at a Crossroads? A policy roundtable with Andrés Rozental, President of the Mexican Council on Foreign Relations
March 01, 2006 // 3:40pm — 4:30pm
Mexico Institute