Moisés Naím / El País
The Secretary General of the Organization of American States likes to go against the grain. Born into a peasant family in Uruguay, Luis Almagro grew up to be a rather undiplomatic diplomat. The nemesis of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, he’s also a vegetarian, a sportsman, and he’s become a leftist politician whose defense of democracy has made him a pariah with the apologists of South America’s authoritarian regimes
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The 1A Show / Interview with Moisés Naím, Greg Myre & Susan Glasser
President Trump was in Helsinki this week, and he made headlines around the world for his lack of pushback on Vladimir Putin’s assertion that Russia did not meddle in American elections. Trump subsequently walked it back, saying he misspoke during the conference.
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The 1A Show / Interview with Moisés Naím, Krishnadev Calamur & Susan Glasser
Ireland votes today on the repeal of their Eighth Amendment, which bans almost all types of abortion. The vote comes as citizens grapple with the role of the Catholic Church in the country.
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