6.17.2016

Taking stock of the new leaders in Peru and Argentina is the where our weekly political analysis heads this week on Latin Pulse . The program delves into how Pedro Pablo Kuczynski managed to upset Keiko Fujimori in Peru's presidential race and what a Kuczynski administration will likely mean for Peru. The program also reviews the opening months of President Mauricio Macri's term in Argentina and how his policy shifts have changed his country. The news segment of the program covers U.S. President Barack Obama's call for the U.S. Congress to find solutions for the debt crisis in Puerto Rico. The program includes in-depth interviews with: Jo-Marie Burt of George Mason University and the Washington Office on Latin America ( WOLA ); and Mark Jones of Rice University and the Baker Institute. Executive Producer: Rick Rockwell; Technical Director: Jim Singer; and Production Assistant: Chorsie Martin. (To download or stream this podcast, click here .) (The program is 30 minutes in length and the file size is 42 MB.) podcast news Latin America politics Peru Argentina elections agriculture finance Keiko Fujimori human rights U.S. Supreme Court Pedro Pablo Kuczynski Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner Alberto Fujimori Mauricio Macri Nestor Kirchner labor Japan debt crisis Puerto Rico Chile corruption economics military torture Barack Obama U.S. Congress The Amazon Alejandro Toledo Shining Path Drug War United States protest movements soybeans business Monsanto diplomacy justice oil energy utilities DEA transportation

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