Current Policy Issues in US-Latin American Relations SYLLABUS Philip C. French, Director Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University Washington, D. C. Center, Paul Greenberg House May 19-26, 2012 SUNDAY, MAY 20 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Class session, Greenberg House, 2301 Calvert St., N.W., Washington, D. C. 20008 Social gathering at Rumba Café (2443 18th St. NW), immediately following the initial session. Required Reading Please read the following BEFORE this initial session: Peter H. Smith, Talons of the Eagle. Third Edition. New York: Oxford University Press, 2008 Sebastian Edwards, Left Behind, The University of Chicago Press, 2010 Jared Diamond, Guns, Germs and Steel, W.W. Norton & Company New York, 1997, pp 13-37, 67-81 Other text required for the seminar: E. Bradford Burns & Julia A. Charlip, Latin America, An Interpretive History, Eighth Edition, Pearson Education, Inc., Upper Saddle River, 2007; Please note there are additional readings for EVERY session below, not listed in the syllabus but contained in the accompanying digital reading folder, identified by speaker name. In some cases the reading can be accessed only by website link which can be accessed directly or copied and pasted into your browser. I ve tested them, but let me know if you have problems. NOTE: Sessions conducted outside Greenberg House highlighted in red
MONDAY, MAY 21 9:15-10:30 a.m. Crisis Response as a Development Tool Mark Schneider, Senior Vice President / Special Adviser on Latin America, International Crisis Group 20006 At IGC: 1629 K Street NW, Suite 450 W ashington D C 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. From the Monroe Doctrine to CELAC Angelo Rivero Santos, Charge d Affaires, Embassy of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and Maxwell School alumnus 2:00-4:00 p.m. The Role of Congress in US-Latin American Policy TUESDAY, MAY 22 8:30-9:00 a.m. Review/ Preview Dan Fisk, Vice President For Policy And Strategic Planning, International Republican Institute, former Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Western Hemisphere Affairs at the National Security Council 9:00-10:30 a.m. Petroleum and Development 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Is Free Trade Fair Trade? Gustavo Coronel, International Energy Consultant, Geologist, former Board Member, Petroleos de Venezuela Jorge Lopez-Perez, Executive Director, Fair Labor Association 2:00-400 p.m. Cuba: The more things change
Ambassador (ret.) Dennis Hays former Director, Office of Cuban Affairs, US Dept. of State WEDNESDAY, MAY 23 8:30-9:00 a.m. Review/Preview 9:00-10:30 a.m. Reporting on Our Own Backyard Juan Carlos Lopez, Washington Correspondent, CNN en Español 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. US Trade Policies and Latin American Development Dr. Inés Bustillo Director, Washington Office, United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean 2:00-4:00 p.m. Latin America and the US Presidential Elections Mr. Michael Shifter, President, Inter-American Dialogue At IAD, 1211 Connecticut Ave., N.W., Suite 510, Washington, D.C. THURSDAY, MAY 24 8:30-9:00 a.m. Review/ Preview 9:00-10:30 a.m. A Multilateral Approach to Drug Abuse Ambassador (ret.) Paul Simons, Executive Secretary, Inter- American Drug Abuse Control Commission (CICAD), Organization of American States At the OAS, 1889 F Street, N.W., Room 890 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. China s Role in Latin America Mr. Eric Farnsworth, Vice President, Council of the Americas
2:00-4:00 p.m. Rising Brazil FRIDAY, MAY 25 8:30-9:00 a.m. Review/Preview Dr. Luis Bitencourt, Professor and Dean of Academic Affairs, National Defense University 9:00-10:30 a.m. Central America Democracy and Transnational Crime Gonzalo Gallegos, Director, Office of Central American Affairs, Department of State At State Department, 2201 C St. NW, Room 5906; government-issued photo I.D. required 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Challenging Stereotypes: US Soft Power in Latin America Elizabeth Whitaker, Former Senior Advisor to the Undersecretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs, and former Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public Diplomacy, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, Department of State. 2:00-4:00 p.m. What Does Latin America REALLY Think and Why? SATURDAY, MAY 26 Blake Congdon, Office of Opinion Research, Bureau of Intelligence and Research, Department of State 9:00-10:30 a.m. Looking Back, Looking Ahead: Latin America and the U.S. Mr. French 11:00-12:00 p.m. Conclusion