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Stronger Democracy Is the Answer to Latin America’s Violence and Conflict

Jan 23, 2025 | usip.org | Ricardo Zuniga |Keith Mines

Although Latin America stands out for a near absence of inter-state conflicts since the late 20th century, the region suffers near warlike indicators from internal criminal violence. Mexico in recent years has suffered an average of 30,000 homicides annually, roughly half the U.S. military’s fatalities during a decade of fighting in Vietnam.
Keith Mines on Venezuela’s Ongoing Post-Election Turmoil

Jan 7, 2025 | usip.org | Keith Mines

U.S. Institute of Peace experts discuss the latest foreign policy issues from around the world in On Peace, a brief weekly collaboration with SiriusXM's POTUS Channel 124. TranscriptLaura Coates: There is an inauguration a little bit sooner than ours here in the United States. Keith Mines is the USIP Latin America program, vice president, and there is an inauguration on the 10th of Venezuela's president. Welcome back to the show. Keith, how are you? Keith Mines: I'm great.
Keith Mines on Haiti’s Recent Progress and U.S. Support for Its Transition

Sep 9, 2024 | usip.org | Keith Mines

U.S. Institute of Peace experts discuss the latest foreign policy issues from around the world in On Peace, a brief weekly collaboration with SiriusXM's POTUS Channel 124. TranscriptLaura Coates: Keith Mines is the director of the Latin America program at the United States Institute of Peace. Good morning, Keith. How are you? Keith Mines: Good, Laura. How are you? Good to be here. Laura Coates: I'm doing great. Thank you so much.
Keith Mines on the Fallout from Venezuela’s Elections

Aug 5, 2024 | usip.org | Keith Mines

Last week’s election in Venezuela has created a political firestorm as disputed returns have led to demonstrations and street violence. “The international community, and especially the U.S., will need to stay focused in their support for democratic change in Venezuela” over the long term, says USIP’s Keith Mines. U.S. Institute of Peace experts discuss the latest foreign policy issues from around the world in On Peace, a brief weekly collaboration with SiriusXM's POTUS Channel 124.
Maduro afirma victoria en una elección disputada, devolviendo a Venezuela al punto cero

Jul 31, 2024 | usip.org | Keith Mines

Read in EnglishDespués de meses de arduas negociaciones y diplomacia entre el régimen de Maduro, la oposición venezolana y la comunidad internacional, los venezolanos finalmente acudieron a las urnas en las elecciones presidenciales del país el pasado domingo.
Maduro Claims Disputed Election Win, Sending Venezuela Back to Square One

Jul 31, 2024 | usip.org | Keith Mines

Leer en españolAfter months of fraught negotiations and diplomacy between the Maduro regime, Venezuela’s opposition and the international community, Venezuelans finally cast their votes in the country’s presidential elections this past Sunday. Polls had consistently shown opposition candidate Edmundo González on route toward a landslide victory — and data from election day revealed voters were poised to end more than a decade of President Nicolás Maduro’s grip on the country.
Keith Mines on the Latest from Haiti

Jun 12, 2024 | usip.org | Keith Mines

U.S. Institute of Peace experts discuss the latest foreign policy issues from around the world in On Peace, a brief weekly collaboration with SiriusXM's POTUS Channel 124. TranscriptLaura Coates: Joining us now to talk about what's been going on in Haiti is Keith Mines, director of the Latin America program at the United States Institute of Peace. Good morning, Keith. How are you? Keith Mines: Good, Laura, how are you? Laura Coates: I'm doing great. There's so much news. It's happening.
How to Get Venezuela Out of its Cycle of Conflict

May 30, 2024 | usip.org | Keith Mines

KEY TAKEAWAYS With elections set for July 28, a coexistence pact will be key to national reconciliation. US pivot to a policy of selectively lifting sanctions as part of a negotiated process of reconciliation has reached its natural limits. The Venezuelan people want change, but the Maduro regime seeks survival. Leer en españolIf hope were a commodity, it would be trading high in Venezuela this season.
Cómo sacar a Venezuela de su ciclo de conflicto

May 30, 2024 | usip.org | Keith Mines

IDEAS PRINCIPALES Con las elecciones programadas para el 28 de julio, un pacto de convivencia será clave para la reconciliación nacional. El cambio de enfoque de Estados Unidos hacia una política de levantamiento selectivo de sanciones como parte de un proceso negociado de reconciliación ha alcanzado sus límites naturales. El pueblo venezolano quiere cambio, pero el régimen de Maduro busca sobrevivir.
What a Transitional Government in Haiti will Require to Succeed

Mar 28, 2024 | usip.org | Keith Mines

After two and a half years of temporary governance under acting Prime Minister Ariel Henry, an Eminent Persons Group from CARICOM is near to closing on a deal that would bring six political representatives and one private sector leader into a Presidential Council, with two civil society and religious leaders joining as observers.