The LatinNews Podcast
The LatinNews Podcast is a fortnightly deep dive into key developments from across Latin America and the Caribbean.
Podcasting since 2023 • 66 episodes
The LatinNews Podcast
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Honduras's Knife-Edge Presidential Election
On The LatinNews Podcast this week, we take a look at the recent presidential election in Honduras and explore why the incumbent party performed so poorly, the probable outcomes from this neck and neck contest between Salvador Nasralla and Nasr...
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Season 2
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Episode 66
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45:39
Argentina Under President Milei: Two Years In
Argentina's colourful President Javier Milei has been in power for two years and on The LatinNews Podcast this week, we take a look at his record so far and possible outcomes for the future after a successful midterm elections and significant p...
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Season 2
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Episode 65
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42:25
Why Jamaica Will Recover After Hurricane Melissa
Over the past 12 years, Jamaica has faced up to challenging hardships in order to earn hard won gains in terms of ordering the economy, reducing the debt to GDP ratio from 150% to 60% and reducing unemployment to 3.3%. It was, in short, an incr...
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Season 2
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Episode 64
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45:29
Rodrigo Paz: A Presidency of Pragmatism over Ideology in Bolivia?
On The LatinNews Podcast this week, we look at the results of the recent presidential elections in Bolivia and the challenges ahead for president-elect Rodrigo Paz.Can this pragmatic leader respond creatively to tests including, a contra...
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Season 2
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Episode 63
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47:08
The Risk of Confrontation in Venezuela Rises Yet Further
Why is there a build-up of the US armed forces in the southern Caribbean? According to Dr. Evan Ellis, Latin America Research Professor and General Douglas Macarthur Research Chair at the U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute, our g...
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Season 2
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Episode 62
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