Plaza Central
Plaza Central, a podcast from the Wilson Center’s Latin American Program, keeps you informed about Latin America’s most pressing political, economic, and social developments through interviews with leading experts and policymakers.
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In this episode of Plaza Central, host Benjamin Gedan, director of the Wilson Center’s Latin America Program, is joined by Wilson Center fellow Molly O'Toole to discuss the migration crisis in the Western Hemisphere. From asylum seekers navigating treacherous routes to shifting enforcement strategies under the new US a
In this episode of Plaza Central, host Benjamin Gedan, director of the Wilson Center’s Latin America Program, is joined by Rep. Sidney Kamlager-Dove of California, a co-sponsor of the Summit of the Americas Act, to discuss the past, present, and future of this hemispheric gathering.
In this episode of Plaza Central, guest host Catherine Osborn explores a new Latin America security initiative involving 18 countries, the Inter-American Development Bank, and Interpol. Katherine Aguirre of the Igarapé Institute and Joana Monteiro of the Getulio Vargas Foundation discuss how regional cooperation could
In this year-end episode of Plaza Central, host Benjamin Gedan, director of the Wilson Center’s Latin America Program, is joined by analyst James Bosworth to review a consequential year for Latin America that saw a peaceful transfer of power in Guatemala, Brazil’s presidency of the G20, record migration, and the troubl
In this episode of Plaza Central, host Benjamin Gedan, Director of the Wilson Center’s Latin America Program, discusses President Biden’s trip to South America with Brian Nichols, Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs. As his term comes to an end, Biden’s journey to the Amazon, the APEC summit in
Host Beatriz García Nice, an associate at the Wilson Center's Latin America Program, interviews Macarena Sáez, executive director of the Women's Rights Division at Human Rights Watch, to explore the state of women's rights in Latin America. They discuss the backlash against feminism, in the context of populism and demo