Anticipating the Presidential Election. The host for this show is Nicolás Süssmann Herrán. The guest is Álvaro José Salgado. Earlier this month, Colombia held its legislative elections with primaries for president candidates too. The results showed strong support for the leftist candidate Gustavo Petro in an unusual turn to the left. The congress result shows […]
The Transformation of Chile (Latin American Directions)
A Hopeful Horizon for Latin America. The host for this show is Nicolás Süssmann Herrán. The guest is Catalina Fernández Carter. Since 2019 Chile has undergone a social and political transformation. Following demonstrations against the rise in public transport fares and then against police brutality, Chilean society demonstrated its discontent with current affairs. That led […]
Ukraine: What Options Do we Have (Latin American Directions)
The Role of International Law. The host for this show is Nicolás Süssmann Herrán. The guest is Moisés Montiel Mogollón. In this show, we meet with Moisés Montiel to discuss the different options that international law and multilateralism offer to address the crisis in Ukraine and the role of the global south and multilateralism. We […]
Peru’s Political and Institutional Crisis (Latin American Directions)
Peru, Governance, Economy, Pandemic. The host for this show is Nicolás Süssmann Herrán. The guest is Salvador Herencia-Carrasco. The show focuses on the current political and institutional crisis in Peru. President Castillo was sworn into office in July 2021 and is already in his fourth cabinet. The show assesses how this uncertainty affects economic recovery, […]
Migration: Conditions May Apply (Latin American Directions)
Between Humanitarianism and Politics. The host for this show is Nicolás Süssmann Herrán. The guest is Moisés Montiel Mogollón. With the recent decision of Mexico of requesting entry visas to Venezuelan migrants fleeing the systemic failure of their country, politics reveal themselves as a prominent factor in the decisions taken by American countries when it […]
The Lundin Case in Sudan (Transitional Justice)
Corporations and International Crimes. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Nicolás Süssmann-Herrán. On November 2021, a Swedish prosecutor indicted the chairman and former CEO of Lundin Energy for aiding and abetting in the commission of war crimes during 1997-2003 in Sudan. In this episode we discuss with Nicolás Süssmann from […]
The Troubles in Latin America (History is Here to Help)
Why Do People Want to Leave. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Nicolás Süssmann-Herrán. Historian Peter Hoffenberg and attorney Nicolas Sussman-Herran help us understand the conditions and factors that make so many people want to leave Latin America, and the history and evolution of those conditions and factors, the failure […]
Recent Events in Colombia (Transitional Justice)
Why are these events significant? The host for this episode is Jay Fidell. The guest for this episode is Nicolás Süssmann-Herrán. Mr. Süssman discusses recent events in Colombia that are likely indicators of systemic violence. What do these events mean in the Colombian context? What are advocacy avenues that are likely to bear the most […]
Different paths in transitional justice (Transitional Justice)
Taking communities into account. The host for this episode is Jay Fidell. The guest for this episode is Nicolás Süssmann-Herrán. Transitional justice establishes an interesting alternative for reconciliation, nevertheless there are different paths to achieve this goal. Usually people think about courts as the only mechanism for transitional justice, but which is the best path? […]
Reflections on Justice from Colombia (Transitional Justice)
Lessons learned from Colombia. The host for this episode is Jay Fidell. The guest for this episode is Nicolás Süssmann-Herrán. In 2016, a peace agreement was signed in Colombia after decades of armed conflict. The transitional justice process began in a deeply divided & polarized society. This created a challenging environment with disinformation, fake news, […]