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Julia E. Sweig

Nelson and David Rockefeller Senior Fellow for Latin America Studies and Director for Latin America Studies

Expertise

U.S.-Latin America policy; Brazil; Cuba; Anti-Americanism

Programs

Latin America Studies Program

Press/Panels

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Op-Ed: Obama, o republicano (Folha)

In this column, Dr. Julia Sweig argues that President Obama's foreign policy positions will make it difficult for Mitt Romney to define his agenda against Obama's in the run up to the election.

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Interview: Brazil's Global Agenda

Dr. Julia Sweig assesses Brazil's challenge of maintaining a strong international presence while advancing an ambitious domestic agenda. Dr. Harley Shaiken, director of the Center for Latin American Studies at the University of California, Berkeley, conducted the interview.

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Op-Ed: A revolução de Santos (Folha)

In this column, Dr. Julia Sweig assesses Colombian president Juan Santos's progress as he begins negotiations with the FARC and the potential political implications the negotiations have for the future.

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Op-Ed: As cores das convenções (Folha)

Dr. Julia Sweig explores the contrast between the 2012 Republican and Democratic National Conventions in diversity and political culture.

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Op-Ed: Menos é mais no Rio? (Folha)

Dr. Julia Sweig analyzes expectations and measurements of success at this week's G-20 Summit in Mexico and Rio+20 Earth Summit in Brazil.

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Op-ed: A Política Externa de Marco Rubio (Folha)

Dr. Julia Sweig discusses U.S. Senator Marco Rubio's foreign policy positions and their significance if he is chosen as Republican Mitt Romney's vice presidential running mate, in Folha de Sao Paulo.

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Op-Ed: Equilíbrio Entre Mercado E Estado (Folha)

Dr. Julia Sweig measures the balance between market and state in a review of David Rothkopf's latest book, Power, Inc.: The Epic Rivalry between Big Business and Government and the Reckoning that Lies Ahead.

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Book Review: "Andean Ascent"

Hal Weitzman's Latin Lessons: How South America Stopped Listening to the United States and Started Prospering explains how Latin America has found its feet without Washington, says Dr. Julia Sweig in this book review for Financial Times.

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Op-Ed: Dilma Em Cuba (Folha de Sao Paulo)

Dr. Julia Sweig analyzes the significance of the first-ever Communist Party Conference in Cuba. The article was originally published in Portuguese in Brazil's leading newspaper, Folha de S. Paulo.

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Op-Ed: Dilma in Cuba

Dr. Julia Sweig discusses President Dilma Rousseff's first visit to Cuba in Folha de S. Paulo.

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Media Mention: "Crise Impede Aprofundamento De Relações Brasil-EUA, Diz Especialista" (Valor Econômico)

Dr. Julia Sweig's perspective on U.S.-Brazil relations receives coverage in Valor Econômico, Brazil's leading journal on finance and economics, in the article, "Crise Impede Aprofundamento De Relações Brasil-EUA, Diz Especialista" (Crisis Impedes the Deepening of U.S.-Brazil Relations, Says Specialist). The article followed Dr. Sweig's visit to the Fundação Getulio Vargas in Rio de Janeiro.

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Media Mention: "Mensagem a Obama" (Estadao de Sao Paulo)

Brazil's Estadao de Sao Paulo publishes an editorial, "Mensagem a Obama" (Message To Obama), calling attention to the CFR Independent Task Force report, "Global Brazil and U.S.-Brazil Relations, " directed by Dr. Julia Sweig. The Task Force on Brazil published its findings and conclusions in a final report, Global Brazil and U.S.-Brazil Relations, in July 2011.

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Media Mention: "Relatório Recomenda Aos EUA Apoio Ao Brasil Por Vaga Permanente No Conselho De Segurança Da ONU" (Globo)

Rio de Janeiro's leading newspaper, Globo, publishes an article, titled "Relatório Recomenda Aos EUA Apoio Ao Brasil Por Vaga Permanente No Conselho De Segurança Da ONU" (Report Recommends U.S. Support For Brazil For A Permanent Seat On The U.N. Security Council). The article highlights policy recommendations presented by CFR's Independent Task Force on Brazil, which was directed by Dr. Sweig.

Video Interview

BBC News, World News America: Cuba's Massive Layoff Plan 'Dramatic and Significant'

In 2010, the Cuban government announced that it would lay off hundreds of thousands of state employees to help revive the nation's economy. Dr. Julia Sweig, who the month before held a rare meeting with former President Fidel Castro, explains how the announcement was meant to help the Cuban private sector and businesses.

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