Summary: Various Latin American presidents have floated the idea in recent months of decriminalizing drugs as a strategy in the Drug War. What are the prospects for such a plan? Will this topic make it on the agenda at the upcoming Summit of the Americas? The program also looks at the economic power of Brazil in advance of the summit between U.S. President Barack Obama and Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff. The news segment of the program deals with the latest release of kidnap victims by Colombia's Revolutionary Armed Forces (the FARC by its Spanish-acronym). In-Depth Interviews: Peter Hakim of the Inter-American Dialogue, and Matt Taylor of American University. Executive Producer: Rick Rockwell Associate Producer: Vanessa Haces Gonzatti (To download or stream this podcast, click here.) (The program is 30 minutes in length and the file size is 28 MB.) podcast news Latin America Mexico Colombia Juan Manuel Santos FARC drug war Guatemala Drug Decriminalization Felipe Calderon economics Brazil Dilma Rousseff Barack Obama Otto Perez Molina
