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Democracy in Latin America: Threatened or Thriving?

Name: Scott Bray - Deputy Director of Naval Intelligence
Start: 12/07/2021
End: 12/07/2021
Location: Capital City Club

When
12/14/2023
11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
Location
Capital City Club (downtown)
Spaces left
43

Registration

1. Members – $40.00
2. Consular Corps – $40.00
3. Institutional Members: Faculty and Staff of Georgia Tech, Kennesaw State University, Mercer University, & University of North Georgia – $40.00
4. Non Members – $55.00
5. Student members of ACIR and students from Georgia Tech, Kennesaw State University, Mercer University, & University of North Georgia – $25.00
6. Promo Rate – $40.00
7. One time Guest of Member – $40.00
8. ACIR Interns

Democracy in Latin America:

Threatened or Thriving?

Latin America moves into 2024 with a high level of uncertainty and democratic backsliding. Elections in 2023 were threatened with violence and cries of fraud. Democratically-elected governments have shifted to authoritarian rule. The pandemic crushed Latin American economies . Massive migration throughout the region has sent millions toward the U.S. border. The Biden Administration’s attempts to address root causes are falling short. China continues to emerge as a competitor. What is the future for our closest allies in the hemisphere?

Date: Thursday, December 14, 2023

Time: 11:30 a.m. - 1.30 p.m.

Venue: Capital City Club (downtown)

7 Portman Blvd NW

Atlanta, GA 30303

Parking: Complimentary valet parking is available

Cancellation Policy: If you need to cancel, please do so not later than 48 hours before the event. ACIR is charged for your meal, so no refund can be provided.

About Jennie K. Lincoln, Ph.D

Dr. Jennie K. Lincoln is The Carter Center’s principal advisor for Latin America and the Caribbean since 2015. She has been a credentialed international election observer in twenty-three elections in Latin America, including five with President Carter (Panama, 1989; Nicaragua 1990, 1996 and 2006; and Guyana 2015); and two with the Organization of American States (Ecuador 2013 and Bolivia 2014). A highlight of Dr. Lincoln’s return to The Carter Center was the engagement with the Colombian peace process. The Carter Center was included by name in the Peace Accord for tasks including monitoring Punto Dos (Chapter 2 on Political Participation; formulating the Special Electoral Mission (MEE) and the separation of the FARC child soldiers from the conflict. She led The Carter Center’s International Electoral Expert Mission (IEEM) to Venezuela (November 2021), led the Center’s IEEM to Colombia for the presidential elections (May-June 2022), participated in the Center’s (IEEM) for Brazil’s elections (October 2022). In November she took a team to Venezuela to explore a response to the naming of The Carter Center to be invited to observe the 2024 presidential elections.

In addition to her academic career, Lincoln has a distinguished record of consulting for the US government, nongovernmental organizations, the Organization of American States, the United Nations, and private sector companies with her expertise in Latin American Politics and U.S. Foreign Policy. She received her Ph.D. in Political Science from The Ohio State University and taught previously at Miami University (Ohio). Lincoln was a Fulbright Professor in Costa Rica from 1984-86, was the Associate Director of the Latin American and Caribbean Program at the Carter Center (1989-1991) and has taught Latin American Politics and U.S. Latin-American Relations at Georgia Tech’s Sam Nunn School of International Relations in between Carter Center positions.

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