Adam Isacson

Defense, security, borders, migration, and human rights in Latin America and the United States. May not reflect my employer’s consensus view.

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Latin America-Related Events in Washington and Online This Week

(Events that I know of, anyway. All times are U.S. Eastern.)

Monday, April 14

Wednesday, April 16

  • 2:00pm at atlanticcouncil.org: Navigating the US-PRC tech competition in the Global South (RSVP required).
  • 3:00pm at Georgetown University: Data for Humanity: How AI is Transforming Development and Business in Latin America (RSVP required).

Friday, April 18

  • 9:30am at atlanticcouncil.org: Banking on Belém: Mobilizing finance for energy and nature in the Global South (RSVP required).

Latin America-Related Events in Washington and Online This Week

(Events that I know of, anyway. All times are U.S. Eastern.)

Tuesday, April 8

Wednesday, April 9

Latin America-Related Events in Washington and Online This Week

(Events that I know of, anyway. All times are U.S. Eastern.)

Monday, March 24

  • 2:00 at Zoom: What are the threats unaccompanied kids face? (RSVP required).

Tuesday, March 25

Wednesday, March 26

Thursday, March 27

Latin America-Related Events in Washington and Online This Week

(Events that I know of, anyway. All times are U.S. Eastern.)

Monday, March 17

Wednesday, March 19

  • 12:30-2:00 at George Washington University: Authoritarian Regimes, Gender Based Violence: How Right Wing Governments use the ‘Protective Discourse’ to Justify Their Harms Against Women and Girls (RSVP required).

Thursday, March 20

  • 4:00 at Georgetown University Law School Campus and at Zoom: U.S. Immigration Shifts and Their Impact on Latin America **I’m on this panel** (RSVP required).

Friday, March 21

  • 4:00-7:30 at American University: 3rd Annual Changing Aid Conference (RSVP required).

Latin America-Related Events in Washington and Online This Week

(Events that I know of, anyway. All times are U.S. Eastern.)

Monday, March 10

Tuesday, March 11

Wednesday, March 12

  • 12:30-1:30 at Georgetown University: Latin America Research Seminar: Concubines, Lawyers, Cattle and Maps (RSVP required).
  • 2:00 at atlanticcouncil.org: The role of the Panama Canal in global commerce (RSVP required).

Thursday, March 13

Latin America-Related Events in Washington and Online This Week

(Events that I know of, anyway. All times are U.S. Eastern.)

Monday, March 3

  • 9:00-6:00 at Inter-American Human Rights Commission Zoom: 192 Period of Sessions (RSVP required).

Tuesday, March 4

Wednesday, March 5

  • 9:00-5:30 at Inter-American Human Rights Commission Zoom: 192 Period of Sessions (RSVP required).
  • 10:00 in Room SD-419 Dirksen Senate Office Building and online: Hearing of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Advancing American Interests in the Western Hemisphere.
  • 10:00-11:30 at thedialogue.org: The Lancet Series: Early Childhood Development and the Next 1,000 Days (RSVP required).
  • 1:00 at Zoom: Migration Policy Under the Trump Administration: What’s Changing and What’s at Stake? (RSVP required).
  • 6:00 hosted by Human Rights First: The Legacy of Executive Orders: Impact on Black Communities and Immigrant Rights (RSVP required).

Thursday, March 6

  • 9:00-3:30 at Inter-American Human Rights Commission Zoom: 192 Period of Sessions (RSVP required).
  • 2:00 at Zoom: Reconciliation Rundown: Understanding the Basics of Budget Reconciliation (RSVP required).

Friday, March 7

  • 9:00-12:30 at Inter-American Human Rights Commission Zoom: 192 Period of Sessions (RSVP required).

Latin America-Related Events in Washington and Online This Week

(Events that I know of, anyway. All times are U.S. Eastern.)

Tuesday, February 18

  • 10:30-12:00 at wilsoncenter.org: Freedom of Expression in the Digital Age: The Importance of Limiting Intermediary Liability (RSVP required).
  • 12:00-1:20 at drclas.harvard.edu: The Future of US-Latin America Relations Under Trump 2.0 (RSVP required).
  • 1:00-2:30 at CSIS and csis.org: U.S. Allies and Partners Under the Trump Administration (RSVP required).

Thursday, February 20

Latin America-Related Events in Washington and Online This Week

(Events that I know of, anyway. All times are U.S. Eastern.)

Tuesday, February 11

Wednesday, February 12

Thursday, February 13

Latin America-Related Events in Washington and Online This Week

(Events that I know of, anyway. All times are U.S. Eastern.)

Monday, February 3

  • 12:00 at atlanticcouncil.com: Why Ecuador matters for the future of the Western Hemisphere’s security (RSVP required).

Tuesday, February 4

Wednesday, February 5

  • 10:00-11:00 at the Inter-American Dialogue and Online: Peru’s Path Forward: Navigating Political, Economic, and Global Dynamics (RSVP required).
  • 4:30-6:00 at Georgetown University and online: Global Outlook: Latin America’s Place in the World (RSVP required).

Thursday, February 6

  • 10:00 in Room 2123, Rayburn House Office Building: Hearing of the House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee on Combatting Existing and Emerging Illicit Drug Threats.
  • 10:00-11:00 at the Inter-American Dialogue and online: A Roadmap to Protect Independent Journalism in Repressive Countries (RSVP required).
  • 4:30-6:00 at Georgetown University and online: Breaking Latin America’s Cycle of Low Growth and Violence (RSVP required).

Latin America-Related Events in Washington and Online This Week

(Events that I know of, anyway. All times are U.S. Eastern.)

Monday, January 27

  • 4:00-5:30 at wilsoncenter.org: The First and Last King of Haiti: The Rise and Fall of Henry Christophe (RSVP required).

Tuesday, January 28

Thursday, January 30

  • 1:00-2:00 at thedialogue.org: Tracking China-Caribbean Relations — New Tools and Takeaways (RSVP required).

Latin America-Related Events in Washington and Online This Week

(Events that I know of, anyway. All times are U.S. Eastern.)

Tuesday, January 14

Wednesday, January 15

Thursday, January 16

  • 9:00 in Room 342 Dirksen Senate Office Building and online: Hearing of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Remain in Mexico.
  • 10:30-12:00 at wilsoncenter.org: USMCA 2026 Review: New Realities and Strategic Shifts in North American Trade (RSVP required).
  • 2:00-5:00 at ips-dc.org: Critical Raw Materials: The Impact of U.S.-China Competition (RSVP required).

Latin America-Related Events in Washington and Online This Week

(Events that I know of, anyway. All times are U.S. Eastern.)

Tuesday, January 7

  • 12:00-1:30 at stimson.org: The Hidden Costs: Transparency and the US Arms Trade (RSVP required).

Friday, January 10

  • 1:00 at atlanticcouncil.org: 2025 Preview: What might be the big stories shaping the Americas? (RSVP required).

Latin America-Related Events in Washington and Online This Week

(Events that I know of, anyway. All times are U.S. Eastern.)

Tuesday, December 17

  • 11:30 at migrationpolicy.org: The Biden Legacy on Immigration: A Complex Picture (RSVP required).

Wednesday, December 18

  • 2:00 on Border Network for Human Rights Zoom: Report from the Border: What to expect from the Trump’s Administration on Border Militarization and Immigration Enforcement (RSVP required).

Thursday, December 19

  • 10:00-11:30 at csis.org: The Future of Democracy and Human Rights in American Foreign Policy (RSVP required).

Latin America-Related Events in Washington and Online This Week

(Events that I know of, anyway. All times are U.S. Eastern.)

Monday, December 9

  • 11:00 at the Atlantic Council and atlanticcouncil.com: Driving smart cities in Latin America and the Caribbean (RSVP required).

Tuesday, December 10

Wednesday, December 11

  • 9:15-10:30 at the Inter-American Dialogue and thedialogue.org: Women, Financial Inclusion, and Family Remittances in Guatemala (RSVP required).
  • 1:00-2:00 at WOLA and wola.org: La Paz Total, El Capitulo Étnico y la Hermandad Afro Americana (RSVP required).
  • 2:00 in Room 2200, Rayburn House Office Building and online: Hearing of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations entitled The Communist Cuban Regime’s Disregard for Human Rights.

Latin America-Related Events in Washington and Online This Week

(Events that I know of, anyway. All times are U.S. Eastern.)

Monday, December 2

  • 10:00 at acleddata.com: Is ‘Total Peace’ still possible? A conversation on Colombia’s armed groups under Petro (RSVP required).

Tuesday, December 3

  • 10:00-11:00 at CSIS and csis.org: Addressing Maduro’s Oil Lifeline in the Wake of a Stolen Election (RSVP required).
  • 8:00pm at NACLA Zoom: Venezuela in the New Trump Era (RSVP required).

Wednesday, December 4

  • 9:00-12:30 at the Brookings Institution and brookings.edu: The fentanyl epidemic in North America and the global reach of synthetic opioids (RSVP required).
  • 10:30 at atlanticcouncil.org: El Salvador’s economic evolution: Investment insights and opportunities (RSVP required).
  • 11:00-12:30 at insightcrime.org: Behind Bars, Beyond Control: The Fall of Ecuador’s Prisons and the Rise of Its Mafias (RSVP required).
  • 12:00-2:00 at eff.org: Virtual Wall: Surveillance Tech at the U.S.-Mexico Border

Thursday, December 5

  • 10:30-12:00 at the Wilson Center and wilsoncenter.org: The Next President of the United States: Challenges and Recommendations for the US-Mexico Relationship (RSVP required).

Latin America-Related Events in Washington and Online This Week

(Events that I know of, anyway. All times are U.S. Eastern.)

Monday, November 18

  • 12:30-2:00 at George Washington University: Can Peru’s Democracy Survive? Insights from President Francisco Sagasti and Ambassador Stephen McFarland (RSVP required).
  • 2:00-3:00 at refugeesinternational.org: Cartagena +40: Where Next for Refugee Protection in Latin America? (RSVP required).

Tuesday, November 19

Wednesday, November 20

Thursday, November 21

  • 2:30 at atlanticcouncil.org: Building the future of cross-sector collaboration in the Summit of the Americas (RSVP required).
  • 3:00-4:00 at the Inter-American Dialogue and thedialogue.org: Realizing the Economic Potential of Latin America and the Caribbean: A Fireside Chat with William Maloney and Kellie Meiman Hock (RSVP required).

Latin America-Related Events in Washington and Online This Week

(Events that I know of, anyway. All times are U.S. Eastern.)

Monday, November 11

  • 9:00-2:30 at Georgetown University: Caring for the Other: Refugees and Displaced Persons (RSVP required).
  • 9:00-6:00 at the Inter-American Human Rights Commission and online: Public Hearings of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (RSVP required).

Tuesday, November 12

  • 9:00-6:00 at the Inter-American Human Rights Commission and online: Public Hearings of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (RSVP required).
  • 11:00-12:30 at WOLA and online: ¿Por qué la comunidad internacional no puede ignorar la crisis en Perú? (RSVP required).
  • 2:00 at atlanticcouncil.org: Assessing the halfway point of Colombia’s 2016 peace accord implementation (RSVP required).

Wednesday, November 13

  • 9:00-6:00 at the Inter-American Human Rights Commission and online: Public Hearings of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (RSVP required).
  • 10:00-11:00 at csis.org: Can Latin America’s Copper Be the Key to a Low-Carbon Future? (RSVP required).
  • 10:00-11:30 at georgetown.edu: Caring for the Other: Refugees and Displaced Persons Webinar (RSVP required).
  • 11:00-12:00 at wilsoncenter.org: The Drying Out of Central America (RSVP required).

Thursday, November 14

  • 9:00-5:30 at the Inter-American Human Rights Commission and online: Public Hearings of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (RSVP required).
  • 10:00-11:15 at wilsoncenter.org: Claudia Sheinbaum’s Security Strategy: A Path Forward? (RSVP required).
  • 12:00-1:30 at refugeesinternational.org: U.S. Election Implications on Migration Policy in the Americas (RSVP required).
  • 12:00 at Zoom: The Darien Gap: A Deadly Journey in the Pursuit of Safety (RSVP required).
  • 1:00-2:00 at CGRS Zoom: Asylum and Climate Change: Identifying and Analyzing Climate-Related Claims in the United States (RSVP required).
  • 2:00-3:30 at csis.org: Consult and Cooperate in Times of Great Need: Indigenous Rights and the Just Transition (RSVP required).

Friday, November 15

  • 9:00-10:15 at wilsoncenter.org: USMCA After the Election: Key Challenges and the Path Forward (RSVP required).
  • 9:00-5:30 at the Inter-American Human Rights Commission and online: Public Hearings of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (RSVP required).

Latin America-Related Events in Washington and Online This Week

(Events that I know of, anyway. All times are U.S. Eastern.)

Wednesday, November 6

Thursday, November 7

  • 10:00-11:00 at USIP: First in War, First in Peace: Building Post-Conflict Stability and Democracy (RSVP required).

Friday, November 8

Latin America-Related Events in Washington and Online This Week

(Events that I know of, anyway. All times are U.S. Eastern.)

Monday, October 28

Tuesday, October 29

Wednesday, October 30

  • 9:30-11:00 at stimson.org: Assessing Global Arms Trade Transparency (RSVP required).
  • 11:00-12:00 at thedialogue.org: A Conversation with Paul Simons on the US Election and the Future of Energy and Climate in Latin America (RSVP required).
  • 11:00-12:30 at wilsoncenter.org: Nuclear Strain: Looking Back at Brazil-US Nuclear Diplomatic Relations (RSVP required).
  • 5:00-6:30 at wola.org: Texas’s Operation Lone Star: Abuse on the Borderline (RSVP required). (Hey, I’m organizing this one. Don’t miss it.)

Thursday, October 31

  • 10:00 at migrationpolicy.org: Charting a Smart Agenda for Managing Climate Migration (RSVP required).
  • 10:00-11:30 at the Inter-American Dialogue and online: Social Media and Elections: Navigating Disinformation and Free Speech (RSVP required).
  • 11:00-12:15 at wilsoncenter.org: Mexico’s Constitutional Changes: Energy Outlook and Implications (RSVP required).
  • 2:00-3:00 at George Washington University: Crime and Policing in Brazil (RSVP required).

Latin America-Related Events in Washington and Online This Week

(Events that I know of, anyway. All times are U.S. Eastern.)

Monday, October 21

  • 3:30-5:00 at the U.S. Institute of Peace: Searching for Colombia’s Missing Persons (RSVP required).
  • 4:00-5:30 at wilsoncenter.org: The Sandinista Revolution: A Global Latin American History (RSVP required).

Tuesday, October 22

Wednesday, October 23

  • 11:00-12:00 at csis.org: Assessing the Impact of Mano Dura Policies on Democracy in Latin America (RSVP required).

Thursday, October 24

  • 2:00-3:30 at thedialogue.org: The Power of Technology and Support and Care Systems as a Basis for Inclusive Education (RSVP required).

Friday, October 25

  • 1:00-2:00 at University of Oklahoma Zoom: Central American Perspectives and Implications of the U.S. Elections (RSVP required).

Latin America-Related Events in Washington and Online This Week

(Events that I know of, anyway. All times are U.S. Eastern.)

Tuesday, October 15

  • 6:00-7:30 at ips-dc.org: Extractive Companies Suing Guatemala: Injustices and Solutions (RSVP required).

Wednesday, October 16

  • 10:00-11:00 at heritage.org: Protecting Children: Race, Family, and the Border (RSVP required).
  • 1:00-2:00 at cmsny.org: The Untold Story: Migrant Deaths Along the US-Mexico Border and Beyond (RSVP required).
  • 5:00 at atlanticcouncil.org: Shaping the future of democracy in the Americas (RSVP required).

Thursday, October 17

Friday, October 18

  • 1:00-7:15 at Georgetown University and online: Mexico: Addressing Economic Challenges (RSVP required).

Latin America-Related Events in Washington and Online This Week

(Events that I know of, anyway. All times are U.S. Eastern.)

Tuesday, October 8

Wednesday, October 9

  • 9:00-11:30 at the Inter-American Dialogue: Bolstering Latin America-Japan-US Cooperation on Energy Transition and Critical Minerals Supply (RSVP required).
  • 9:30-10:45 at IRI: Advancing democracy: A fireside chat on US global leadership and priorities with Assistant Secretary Rand (RSVP required).
  • 10:30-12:00 at the Wilson Center: Tackling the Root Causes: Food Insecurity and Forced Migration in Latin America (RSVP required).
  • 12:00-1:30 at Georgetown University and online: Argentina: Finding the Center in the Age of Right-wing Populism (RSVP required).

Thursday, October 10

  • 12:00-1:30 at WOLA Zoom: Responding Effectively to the Fentanyl Overdose Crisis: Evidence from the Border and Beyond (RSVP required).

Friday, October 11

  • 9:00-10:00 at brookings.edu: The international aid architecture: Addressing development challenges in fragile and conflict-affected areas (RSVP required).
  • 3:00-4:00 at wilsoncenter.org: Negotiated Inequality: Latin America and the Making of the Nuclear Club (RSVP required).

Latin America-Related Events in Washington and Online This Week

(Events that I know of, anyway. All times are U.S. Eastern.)

Wednesday, October 2

  • 10:00-12:00 at Global Witness: Missing Voices: The Violent Erasure of Land and Environmental Defenders (RSVP required).

Friday, October 4

  • 11:00-12:30 at brookings.edu: The United States and China in Latin America: Rivalry, cooperation, or something in-between? (RSVP required).

Latin America-Related Events in Washington and Online This Week

(Events that I know of, anyway. All times are U.S. Eastern.)

Monday, September 23

Tuesday, September 24

Wednesday, September 25

  • 10:00 at Alianza Regional Zoom: Violencia digital y libertad de expresión: un reto para el periodismo en América Latina y el Caribe (RSVP required).
  • 2:00 in Room 2154 Rayburn House Office Building and online: Hearing of the House Oversight Subcommittee on National Security, the Border, and Foreign Affairs on The Border Crisis: The Cost of Chaos.
  • 3:00-4:15 at Georgetown University: Fiscal Redistribution in Latin America (RSVP required).

Thursday, September 26

Latin America-Related Events in Washington and Online This Week

(Events that I know of, anyway. All times are U.S. Eastern.)

Tuesday, September 17

Wednesday, September 18

Thursday, September 19

Friday, September 20

Latin America-Related Events in Washington and Online This Week

(Events that I know of, anyway. All times are U.S. Eastern.)

Monday, September 9

  • 12:00-2:00 at George Washington University: Addressing Democratic Erosion in the Western Hemisphere: Can the OAS Stem the Tide? (RSVP required).
  • 2:00-7:00 at Georgetown University and online: The State of Democracy in the Americas (RSVP required).

Tuesday, September 10

Wednesday, September 11

  • 1:00-5:00 at the Wilson Center and online: Mexico’s Constitutional Reforms Conference – Implications to US-MX Relations (RSVP required).
  • 1:30-3:00 at Amnesty International Zoom: Technology at the US-Mexico Border: What Communities Need to Know (RSVP required).

Thursday, September 12

Sunday, September 15

Latin America-Related Events in Washington and Online This Week

(Events that I know of, anyway. All times are U.S. Eastern.)

Monday, July 22

  • 9:00-10:00 at atlanticcouncil.com: Venezuela: A playbook for digital repression (RSVP required).

Tuesday, July 23

  • 11:00-12:30 at wilsoncenter.org: Mexico’s Judicial Reforms: A Legal Analysis (RSVP required).
  • 4:00-5:00 at wola.org: BORDERLAND | The Line Within: Private Documentary Screening and Panel Discussion (RSVP required).

Wednesday, July 24

Thursday, July 25

Latin America-Related Events in Washington and Online This Week

(Events that I know of, anyway. All times are U.S. Eastern.)

Monday, June 10, 2024

  • 11:00-12:15 at the Inter-American Dialogue: Addressing the Root Causes of Migration: Insights from the US Strategy for Central America (RSVP required).
  • 2:00 at the Atlantic Council: From competition to competitiveness: Unlocking growth and productivity in LAC (RSVP required).

Tuesday, June 11, 2024

Wednesday, June 12, 2024

Thursday, June 13, 2024

Latin America-Related Events in Washington and Online This Week

(Events that I know of, anyway. All times are U.S. Eastern.)

Monday, June 3, 2024

  • 9:00 at atlanticcouncil.org: Post-election rundown: From Mexico’s markets to broader transition priorities (RSVP required).

Tuesday, June 4, 2024

Wednesday, June 5, 2024

  • 11:00-12:30 at thedialogue.org: Mercados eléctricos y la transición verde en Centroamérica (RSVP required).
  • 12:00 at GCIR Zoom: Beyond Borders: Reflections from the U.S.-Mexico Border for Funders and Allies (RSVP required).
  • 1:00 at Crisis Group Zoom: Militares y crimen: los retos para la nueva presidenta de México (RSVP required).
  • 3:45-4:30 at the Atlantic Council and online: The new Mexican administration: A conversation with Ambassador Ken Salazar (RSVP required).

Thursday, June 6, 2024

  • 10:30-12:15 at wilsoncenter.org: The High Seas Treaty: Latin American Leadership on Ocean Conservation (RSVP required).
  • 11:00-12:30 at wilsoncenter.org: Mexico’s Elections: Outcomes and Implications (RSVP required).
  • 3:30 on Zoom: La importancia y monitoreo a la Declaración Americana sobre los derechos de las personas afrodescendientes (RSVP required).

Latin America-Related Events in Washington and Online This Week

(Events that I know of, anyway. All times are U.S. Eastern.)

Tuesday, May 28, 2024

### Wednesday, May 29, 2024

  • 10:30-12:00 at wilsoncenter.org: Election Series | Freedom of Speech and Protecting Journalists in Mexico (RSVP required).
  • 11:00-12:00 at pbiusa.org: Courageous commitment to LGBTQIA+ rights / Compromiso valiente con los derechos LGBTQIA+ (RSVP required).
  • 3:00-4:30 at WOLA and wola.org: Argentina: Democracy and Human Rights Under President Javier Milei (RSVP required).
  • 4:00-5:00 at atlanticcouncil.org: Journalists report: Preview of Mexico’s June 2 election (RSVP required).

Thursday, May 30, 2024

  • 10:00-11:00 at wilsoncenter.org: The Dengue Epidemic: A New Test of Latin America’s Health Sector (RSVP required).
  • 10:00-11:00 at refugeesinternational.org: Living in Displacement in the Climate Emergency: Refugees and Climate Shocks (RSVP required).
  • 11:00-12:00 at wilsoncenter.org: Election Series | The Future of US-Mexico Security Cooperation (RSVP required).
  • 12:00-1:15 at the U.S. Institute of Peace: Strengthening Democracy in the Americas (RSVP required).

Friday, May 31, 2024

  • 9:30-10:30 at usip.org: Huawei’s Expansion in Latin America and the Caribbean (RSVP required).
  • 10:00-10:45 at the Atlantic Council and atlanticcouncil.org: The road to COP16 in Cali with Colombian Minister of Environment Susana Muhamad (RSVP required).
  • 1:30-2:30 at atlanticcouncil.org: Hurricane readiness: Building climate resilience in the Caribbean (RSVP required).
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