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'Challenges to Democracy in the Western Hemisphere': Cynthia Arnson Testifies before House Foreign Affairs Sub-committee on Western Hemisphere

Cindy Arnson

Cindy Arnson, Director of the Latin American Program, joined a panel of experts in testifying before the U.S. House Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere on challenges to democracy in the Western Hemisphere.

Cindy Arnson, Director for the Latin American Program, joined a panel of experts in testifying before the U.S. House Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere on challenges to democracy in the Western Hemisphere.

Watch the live webcast below:

Chairman Salmon on the hearing:

"A liberalized economic system where citizens are empowered to innovate, pursue their dreams, and decide how best to provide for their families is the best recipe for strengthening democratic institutions and the rule of law in the Western Hemisphere. This hearing will explore how and why we have seen an erosion of this democracy in Latin American countries such as Venezuela, Ecuador, Nicaragua, Bolivia and Argentina.  We will be honored to hear from former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe and our panel of expert witnesses, who are uniquely qualified to discuss the state of democracy in our hemisphere and what can be done to encourage the opening of markets and opportunity and expansion of democratic principles." 

Panel I

Mr. Álvaro Uribe Vélez 
Senior Fellow
Bipartisan Policy Center
(Former President of the Republic of Colombia)

Panel II

Hector E. Schamis, Ph.D.
Adjunct Professor
Center for Latin American Studies
Georgetown University

Mr. Carlos Lauría
Senior Coordinator
Americas Program
Committee to Protect Journalists

Cynthia J. Arnson, Ph.D.
Director
Latin America Program
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

 

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Cindy Arnson

Cynthia J. Arnson

Distinguished Fellow, Latin America Program
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Latin America Program

The Wilson Center’s prestigious Latin America Program provides non-partisan expertise to a broad community of decision makers in the United States and Latin America on critical policy issues facing the Hemisphere. The Program provides insightful and actionable research for policymakers, private sector leaders, journalists, and public intellectuals in the United States and Latin America. To bridge the gap between scholarship and policy action, it fosters new inquiry, sponsors high-level public and private meetings among multiple stakeholders, and explores policy options to improve outcomes for citizens throughout the Americas. Drawing on the Wilson Center’s strength as the nation’s key non-partisan policy forum, the Program serves as a trusted source of analysis and a vital point of contact between the worlds of scholarship and action.  Read more