Moving Forward: U.S. Venezuelan Relations after the Referendum�? with Amb. Bernardo Alvarez Herrera

Start: Dec 18 2007 - 7:00pm

End: Dec 18 2007 - 8:30pm

Event Description:

On December 2nd, Venezuelan voters narrowly rejected a slate of 69 constitutional amendments backed by President Hugo Chavez. This marks a major electoral setback for President Chavez and may change the course of Venezuelan politics. Given the increased tension between the United States and Venezuela in recent years, there is a unique opportunity to examine the relations between the two countries. How did U.S.-Venezuelan relations arrive at their current state and where are they going? How will this vote affect Venezuelan politics at home and its role in the region? To discuss these issues and more, please join Bernardo Alvarez Herrera, Ambassador to the United States from the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. The discussion will be held from 7:00-8:30 pm on Tuesday, December 18th. To attend, please register by responding to this events@ypfp.org.

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Current Financial Crisis : Are Asian economies de-linked or not?

Posted by Anirudh Suri on November 13, 2008 - 6:09pm.

The current financial crisis has significantly impacted Asia. Not surprisingly, this weekend, its not a G-8 meeting, but a G-20 meeting, including India, China and Brazil.

Before the crisis erupted, India and China were being touted as the new "dream economies." For a while after the magnitude of the crisis started becoming evident, the economies of both countries showed some resilience, prompting commentators in Asia to point out the de-linkage in the global economy. "De-linkage" refers to a strain of thought that argues that the fate of the global economy, especially the Asian economies, is no longer inextricably linked to that of the U.S. economy.