Episode 76: Louis E. Caldera on the Panama Canal and DEI under Trump's Administration

Episode 76: Louis E. Caldera on the Panama Canal and DEI under Trump's Administration

Author: David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies March 25, 2025 Duration: 28:40
Louis E. Caldera, a Senior Lecturer at Harvard Business School, chaired the Panama Canal Commission the year the Canal was returned to Panama, 1999. He was also the first (and only) Latino to serve as Secretary of the Army. He talks on issues ranging from President Trump's threat to "take back" the Canal to the implications of the ban of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) on the nation's military and security.

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