On Wednesday, September 17, at 9:00 a.m. ET, the Atlantic Council’s Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center, in partnership with Florida International University, will host a conversation on how trends unfolding in the Middle East impact Latin America.

The complexity of the security situation in the Middle East has far reaching consequences across the globe, and Latin America and the Caribbean are not exempt from this reality. From the presence of proxy groups to an increasing demand for alternate sources of oil, Latin America and the Caribbean are dealing with second- and third-order effects of a region halfway across the world.

At this event, regional experts will examine the impacts on Latin America and the Caribbean that may be overlooked in a dynamic and complex age of global security.

New policy: In-person attendees will be required to show photo ID upon arrival, and no on-site registration will be permitted. Guests will not be admitted later than twenty minutes after the event’s start time. Registration for this event will close at 5:00 p.m. ET the day prior. 

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speakers

Adrienne Arsht
Executive Vice Chair;
Founder, Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center,
Atlantic Council

Jason Marczak
Vice President and Senior Director,
Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center,
Atlantic Council

Carlos Becerra
Senior Associate Vice President for Federal Relations,
Florida International University

Admiral Craig Faller
Retired Admiral,
United States Navy;
Senior Fellow,
Steven J. Green School of International and Public Affairs and Jack D. Gordon Institute for Public Policy;
Distinguished Fellow,
Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center, Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security,
Atlantic Council

Eric Lob
Associate Professor, Department of Politics and International Relations, Steven J. Green School of International Relations and Public Affairs,
Florida International University

Kirsten Fontenrose
President,
Red Six International;
Nonresident Senior Fellow, Scowcroft Middle East Security Initiative,
Atlantic Council

Shlomi Dinar
Dean, Steven J. Green School of International and Public Affairs,
Florida International University

More speakers to be announced.

Agenda

9:00 a.m. – 9:05 a.m. | Opening remarks

Carlos Becerra
Senior Associate Vice President for Federal Relations
Florida International University

9:05 a.m. – 9:10 a.m. | Opening comments

Adrienne Arsht
Executive Vice Chair;
Founder, Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center
Atlantic Council

9:10 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. | Fireside chat—From the Middle East to the Americas:
security trends reshaping Latin America and the Caribbean

Featuring

Admiral Craig Faller
Retired Admiral,
United States Navy;
Senior Fellow,
Steven J. Green School of International and Public Affairs and Jack D. Gordon Institute for Public Policy;
Distinguished Fellow,
Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center, Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security,
Atlantic Council

Moderated by

Shlomi Dinar
Dean, Steven J. Green School of International and Public Affairs,
Florida International University

09:30 a.m. – 10:20 a.m. | Panel discussion—Navigating security trends from the Middle East toward resilience in Latin America and the Caribbean

Speakers

Admiral Craig Faller
Retired Admiral,
United States Navy;
Senior Fellow,
Steven J. Green School of International and Public Affairs and Jack D. Gordon Institute for Public Policy;
Distinguished Fellow,
Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center, Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security,
Atlantic Council

Eric Lob
Associate Professor, Department of Politics and International Relations, Steven J. Green School of International Relations and Public Affairs,
Florida International University

Kirsten Fontenrose
President,
Red Six International;
Nonresident Senior Fellow, Scowcroft Middle East Security Initiative,
Atlantic Council

Moderated by

Jason Marczak
Vice President and Senior Director,
Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center,
Atlantic Council

10:20 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. | Audience Q & A

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