35 West

Center for Strategic and International Studies

The CSIS Americas Program podcast looks at the politics and policies of the 35 countries in the Western Hemisphere. It especially focuses on U.S. engagement with the region, whether on trade, diplomacy, or security issues like drugs and terrorism. Guests include top policymakers from the U.S. and other countries.

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35 West

Episodes (201)

Apr 30th Presidential Personalities with Ignacio Arana Araya
Apr 16th Human Rights in Nicaragua
Apr 3rd Venezuela Three Months After Absolute Resolve

35 West

Apr 30, 2026
30½ minutes
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The character and temperament of a leader can have a major impact on both the quality of governance, as well as the health and stability of democratic systems. But how exactly this manifests, as well as what the risk factors are for determining whether an elected leader might attempt a power grab while in office remain opaque, complicating the ability of voters and analysts alike to make actionable assessments of presidential personalities. In this episode, Christopher Hernandez-Roy sits down with Ignacio Arana Araya, an assistant professor at Carnegie Mellon University and author of the book Presidential Personalities...

35 West

Presidential Personalities with Ignacio Arana Araya

Center for Strategic and International Studies

00:00 -29:33