Policy Debate and Dialogue

Focus Areas

The Latin America Program advocates pluralistic dialogue among diverse sectors based on mutual understanding and respect.  It encourages greater Latin American participation in the formulation of international policies that reduce conflict, reinforce democratic governance, and promote social justice.

To stimulate policy debates both within and among nations, the program supports efforts to:

• build public support for multilateral mechanisms to solve problems that threaten the security of citizens throughout the hemisphere, such as common crime and drug and arms trafficking;
• encourage U.S.-based organizations to advocate U.S. foreign policies based on respect for human rights and democracy;
• identify strategies to reduce political polarization within and among Latin American countries;
• foster regional dialogues to defuse conflict and improve hemispheric relations.