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Vivat Rex

By Richard Miles

AS/COA's Vice President Eric Farnsworth explains the Trump Administration’s views on NAFTA, Venezuela, and the Mexican elections in a podcast interview with CSIS.

The abrupt end of the Tillerson era may signal changes for US policy towards Latin America.  Eric Farnsworth, Vice President of the Council of the Americas, explains the inner workings of the Trump Administration’s views on NAFTA, Venezuela, and the Mexican elections. He also ponders the question of China’s increasingly assertive role in the hemisphere, and whether Mike Pompeo will take a more strategic view of the region than the President. Sarah “Be Happy” Baumunk explains why Latin Americans are relatively happier than the rest of the world, according to the UN Happiness Index.  

Listen to the podcast here.

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