America Votes: What It Means for Latin America

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🗓️ 31 October 2024

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

Judging by the way Latin America is discussed in the U.S. presidential elections, Americans view the continent mostly in negative terms: as the source of unwanted immigration and drug cartels. But the reality is obviously more complex. The region includes America’s largest trading partner—Mexico—and it is an arena for intense geopolitical competition. In the fourth episode of FP Live’s special election series, host Ravi Agrawal asks Moisés Naím, a former Venezuelan minister of trade and industry, and Catherine Osborn, the writer of FP’s Latin America Brief, how Trump and Harris differ on policy. Suggested reading (FP links are paywall-free): Catherine Osborn: How Migration Became a U.S. Foreign-Policy Priority Connor Pfeiffer and Ryan C. Berg: Mexico and the United States Need to Talk About China Now Oliver Stuenkel: Trump Has His Own Monroe Doctrine Geoff Ramsey and Jason Marczak: What’s Next for U.S. Policy in Venezuela? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Ravi Agarwal, Foreign Policy's editor-in-chief.
0:12.2	This is FP Live.
0:16.1	Welcome to the fourth episode of our special series, America Votes What It Means for the World.
0:23.5	After covering the Middle East, Europe and Africa, we're turning our attention to the region
0:28.0	closest to the United States itself, and that's Latin America.
0:32.3	This is a part of the world that includes America's biggest global trading partner. That's Mexico,
0:38.9	by the way. And then going south from there, it takes in Central America, the Caribbean,
0:43.8	and all of the countries on the continent of South America, from big countries like Brazil
0:49.3	to smaller ones like Belize. This is an important part of the world. The question is how U.S.
0:56.8	presidential candidates Donald Trump and Kamala Harris actually differ on their policies towards
1:02.5	it. Well, you know the drill. Joining me today are two terrific guests. Catherine Osborne is
1:08.7	a Brazil-based journalist who writes FP's weekly Latin America
1:12.6	brief, and Moises Naim is the chief international columnist for El Paiz. He served as Venezuela's
1:19.6	Minister of Trade and Industry from 1989 to 1990, but most importantly for this audience,
1:26.9	he's a former editor-in-chief of FP and a friend of the magazine.
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1:55.7	Okay, let's dive in.
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