Jo Marie Burt

Jo Marie Burt, a political scientist and senior fellow at the Washington Office on Latin America, shares her expertise on Guatemala's troubled past. She discusses the genocide of Indigenous peoples in the 1980s and the complicity of the U.S. government in this violence. Burt touches on the ongoing search for justice and remembrance for the disappeared, as well as the implications of the upcoming inauguration of Bernardo Arévalo. The conversation sheds light on the emotional scars left by history and the resilience of affected communities.