A Rocky Road to the Summit
The U.S. will host the Ninth Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles from June 6-10, 2022. A number of Latin American and Caribbean presidents have said they won鈥檛 attend, protesting the exclusion of Cuba, Venezuela, and Nicaragua. Others have criticized the Biden administration鈥檚 lack of ambition and concrete proposals to achieve the Summit's broad goals. In this episode, Latin American Program fellow Dr. Richard Feinberg joins us to discuss what we should expect at this Summit of the Americas.
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Professor Emeritus, University of California, San Diego;聽Former Senior Director for Inter-American Affairs at the National Security Council
Moderators
Professor of Political Science and International Affairs, Getulio Vargas Foundation, Brazil
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