THE AFF NETWORK

September 12, 2006

Latin America: Which Way Now?

On Tuesday, September 12, 2006, AFF hosted the roundtable "Latin America: Which Way Now?" It was only a few years ago that the rise of Hugo Chavez seemed to signal a new Latin wave of hard leftism. Yet today paints a more complicated picture, with center-right victories in Mexico and Colombia and center-left politicians gaining traction against radicals across the region -- even as Chavez consolidates his rule. Attendees discussed the implications of these trends for both Latin America and the United States.

Panelists included Marc Wachtenheim of the Pan American Development Foundation, independent Brazilian journalist Olavo de Carvalho, Reason assistant editor David Weigel, and Mario Villarreal of the American Enterprise Institute. Ivan Osorio of the Competitive Enterprise Institute moderated the discussion.

Audio

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2 comments - add your own

Luiz Gambogi — Sep. 16, 06 at 04:27 PM

It forgives me but its link above (You can download an MP3 file) is wrong. it aims the "big-business".

Jerry Brito — Sep. 19, 06 at 03:39 PM

Thanks for pointing this out! It has been fixed.

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