Latin America Reacts to Trump’s Election, With Will Freeman (Transition 2025, Episode 5)

Will Freeman, a fellow for Latin America studies at CFR, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss how Trump’s victory is being viewed in Latin America and what his policies toward the region might be. This episode is the fifth in a special TPI series on the U.S. 2025 presidential transition and is supported by the Carnegie Corporation of New York.

Mentioned on the Episode

Will Freeman and Javier Corrales, “How Organized Crime Threatens Latin America (nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=ht…),” Journal of Democracy

Claudia Sheinbaum, “Claudia Sheinbaum’s Defiant Letter to Donald Trump: A Blueprint for a New Era in US-Mexico Relations (nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=ht…),” Pressenza International Press Agency

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