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After the Monroe Doctrine: The Future of U.S.-Latin America Relations

A new wave of Latin American leaders is changing the face of the region, and its relations with the United States, multilateral institutions, international financial markets, and foreign investors. At the same time, U.S. influence in the region has waned significantly under the Bush Administration. 

Economist Mark Weisbrot and professor Riordan Roett met with members of the press to discuss the recent trajectory of U.S.-Latin American relations.  

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• Introduction by Ira Arlook
• Remarks by Mark Weisbrot
• Remarks by Riordan Roett
• Response by Mark Weisbrot
• Response by Riordan Roett
• Questions and Answers

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Dr. Riordan Roett is the Sarita and Don Johnston Professor of Political Science and Director of Western Hemisphere Studies at The Johns Hopkins Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) in Washington, D.C. From 1983 to 1995, Dr. Roett served as a consultant to the Chase Manhattan Bank in various capacities; in 1994–1995 he was the Senior Political Analyst in the Emerging Markets Division of the bank’s International Capital Markets Group.  From 1989 to 1997, he served as a Faculty Fellow of the World Economic Forum at the annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland. Dr. Roett is a member of the Board of Directors of a number of mutual funds at Legg Mason, Inc., managed by Western Asset Management.  He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and The Bretton Woods Committee and is a former national president of the Latin American Studies Association (LASA).

Dr. Mark Weisbrot is co-Director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research. He received his Ph.D. in economics from the University of Michigan, and has written numerous research papers on economic policy and Latin America. Among his recent publications are "The Scorecard on Development: 25 Years of Diminished Progress," and "Latin America: the End of an Era." He writes a column on economic and policy issues that is distributed to over 550 newspapers by McClatchy-Tribune Information Services and appears regularly on national and local television and radio programs.