by Foreign Policy
Every year in Miami since 2015, Florida International University—and its Jack D. Gordon Institute for Public Policy—has convened heads of state, cabinet ministers, ambassadors, and government and military leaders from all over the world, plus private-sector experts, to take part in a leading forum designed to address security issues. Join host Adrienne Ross for a deep dive into the big topics and discussions that emanate from FIU’s 11th Annual Hemispheric Security Conference.
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June 24, 2026
As the event in Miami and this season come to a close, what top lessons should we take from this community of influential leaders, and what can listeners do to shape the future of the Western Hemisphere? In this episode, Adrienne Ross takes us directly to the main stage at Florida International University’s Hemispheric Security Conference to look at how diplomacy and business align throughout the hemisphere and what policies are succeeding. Together, with a collection of different voices, she speaks with U.S. Ambassador to the Organization of American States (OAS) Leandro Rizzuto Jr., and then she dips into a panel discussing migration, moderated by FIU’s Inga Trauthig and featuring Gil Guerra, a senior policy analyst at the U.S.-based Niskanen Center; Betilde Muñoz-Pogossian, a senior advisor to the secretary-general of the OAS; and Adam Isacson, the director of defense oversight at the Washington Office on Latin America. Then Adrienne explores the legacy of the conference and what comes next with Mario Montoto, the president of the conference’s co-host, the Argentine TAEDA Foundation. Plus, Shlomi Dinar, the dean of FIU’s Steven J. Green School of International and Public Affairs, shares how the lessons gained in Miami inspire and equip our next generation of leaders. For more details about FIU’s 11th Annual Hemispheric Security Conference, check out the Jack D. Gordon Institute’s website and watch complete discussions straight from the event’s main stage on its YouTube channel.
June 8, 2026
In such a vast region as the Americas, how do security partnerships between nations work? In this episode, Adrienne Ross unpacks that question with two defense ministers, Henry Sáenz Ramos of Guatemala and Carlos Alberto Presti of Argentina. They discuss collaborating with other countries while still preserving their own domestic agendas and modernizing their militaries in order to protect the wider hemisphere. These conversations took place on the sidelines of the 11th Annual Hemispheric Security Conference in Miami, with translation assistance from the TAEDA Foundation.
May 28, 2026
From its political ties to industrial partnerships, there are many parallels between Cuba and Venezuela. But as policy positions shift within the hemisphere, what lies ahead for both of these countries? In this episode, Adrienne Ross is joined by former Ambassador to Venezuela James Story, alongside Rick de la Torre, a retired CIA Chief of Station on Caracas - who now runs the political government relations group Tower Strategy. She also speaks to Rosa María Payá, a leading Cuban pro-democracy activist and founder of the campaign group Cuba Decide. She's the daughter of the Cuban opposition leader Osvaldo Payá, who was assassinated in a car crash in 2012. These conversations took place during the 11th Annual Hemispheric Security Conference in Miami.
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Every year in Miami since 2015, Florida International University—and its Jack D. Gordon Institute for Public Policy—has convened heads of state, cabinet ministers, ambassadors, and government and military leaders from all over the world, plus private-sector experts, to take part in a leading forum designed to address security issues.
Join host Adrienne Ross for a deep dive into the big topics and discussions that emanate from FIU’s 11th Annual Hemispheric Security Conference.
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