Latin America in Focus The Once and Future Summit of the Americas
It’s been a bumpy road to the June 2022 Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles, which comes as the hemisphere faces challenges like pandemic recovery, spiking inflation, and waning support for democracy. In this episode, AS/COA Senior Director Steve Liston, former U.S. deputy national coordinator for the Summits of the Americas, compares this round to its historic predecessors, explains what distinguishes the event from other summits, and covers what’s needed to make future ones a success.
Read Americas Quarterly’s Special Report on the Summit: t.ly/-gD8
Get the who, what, where, when, why of the Ninth Summit: t.ly/UOn7
Check the guest list: t.ly/C9By
The salsa music in this podcast was recorded by Uzzo Ismael for Americas Society. Watch him perform “Descarga Gandinga, Mondongo y Sandunga” on YouTube. https://youtu.be/28MeIwqw4y4
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