Latin Pulse: 10.09.2015




Latin Pulse show

Summary: War and peace are the central themes on Latin Pulse this week. The program includes an in-depth discussion about breakthroughs in the peace process that could end 51 years of civil war in Colombia.  The program also discusses tensions in the border regions between Venezuela and Colombia, and on Venezuela's border with Guyana and what those tensions mean in the current political climate.  The news segment of the program covers new calls for impeachment to remove President Dilma Rousseff from office in Brazil. The program includes in-depth interviews with: Adam Isacson of the Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA); and David Smilde of Tulane University. Executive Producer: Rick Rockwell;  Technical Director: Jim Singer; and Assistant Producer: Brooklynn Engel. (To download or stream this podcast, click here.)  (The program is 30 minutes in length and the file size is 42 MB.)   podcast news Latin America Brazil politics corruption Colombia Venezuela Guyana business United Nations Dilma Rousseff civil war Drug War FARC Nicolas Maduro Rodrigo Londono human rights Juan Manuel Santos economics energy diplomacy impeachment Petrobras oil justice economics peace talks El Salvador Central America military media insurgents paramilitaries Guatemala ELN violence crime deportations UNASUR David Granger border dispute Ban Ki-Moon