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Torcuato Di Tella University

Juan Tokatlian

Internationalist and professor at Torcuato Di Tella University. My original training was in Sociology, and over time I gravitated toward International Relations, completing a Ph.D. at The Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies. I lived in Colombia for 18 years and have been back in Argentina since 1999. My areas of interest, research, and teaching relate to theoretical aspects of international studies, the dynamics of intra-Latin American relations, comparative foreign policies, and global phenomena such as organized crime, among others.

Carla Yumatle

PhD in Political Science from the University of California, Berkeley. I specialize in political philosophy, and my research focuses on the problems and transformations of contemporary democracies. I have published on pluralism, liberalism, and human rights. I earned my master's degree from the London School of Economics and completed my postdoctoral fellowship at Brown University. I was recently an R.F. Kennedy Visiting Professor at Harvard University and a researcher at the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies at the same university. Previously, I have taught at Brown University, Universidad Torcuato di Tella, and CIAS (Argentina).

Juan Negri

Political scientist and professor at Torcuato Di Tella University, where I direct the Political Science and International Studies undergraduate programs. I received my Ph.D. from the University of Pittsburgh and specialize in the study of executive branches and bureaucracy in Latin America from a comparative perspective. I am interested in understanding how political systems function—or fail to function—in contexts of low institutionalization, and how bureaucracies, leadership, and institutional structures interact. I have been a visiting professor at universities in Europe and the United States, and a consultant for international organizations such as the World Bank, the IDB, and the UNDP.

Luna Zavalía Pángaro

Bachelor in Political Science from Torcuato Di Tella University. My interests focus on digital governance, particularly in how we can take advantage of new technologies and mitigate the negative effects of implementing such innovations.

Almudena González

Bachelor in International Studies from Torcuato Di Tella University. I am currently pursuing a Master's degree in International Policy and Economics at the University of San Andrés. I work in teaching and have research experience. I am interested in the study of security and democracy in Latin America from a constructivist perspective, focusing on the role of ideas and leaders to understand regional reality.

El Colegio de México

Guadalupe González

Academic and international relations scholar from El Colegio de México, educated at the LSE and UCSD, passionate about the comparative study of foreign policies in Latin America and the Caribbean, social perceptions of global governance, and the conditions affecting the potential for collective action among countries and actors in our region.

Juan Cruz Olmeda

I was born in Argentina, but I have lived in Mexico for almost 20 years, and I have been a professor at El Colegio de México for more than 10. I studied Political Science at the University of Buenos Aires, the University of Essex, and Northwestern University. I am interested in studying Latin American politics from a comparative perspective, paying attention to how national and subnational governments interact with one another and how this leads to processes of decentralization or recentralization.

Rosa María Osthoff Torres

Bachelor in International Studies from Torcuato Di Tella University. I am currently pursuing a Master's degree in International Policy and Economics at the University of San Andrés. I work in teaching and have research experience. I am interested in the study of security and democracy in Latin America from a constructivist perspective, focusing on the role of ideas and leaders to understand regional reality.

Carlos Pérez Márquez

Master in Political Science from York University and specialist in political economy and international trade from El Colegio de México. I seek to understand the main economic, political, and social features surrounding technological and industrial development in Mexico, Latin America, and the Caribbean. I am passionate about reflecting on the impact of new technologies on daily life, contributing critical arguments to the conversation on the protection and expansion of rights. I have collaborated in the public affairs area of EMANT Consultores and at the Centre for Research on Latin America and the Caribbean (CERLAC) at York University.

University of los Andes

Sandra Borda

Colombian, with a Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Minnesota, master's degrees in Political Science from the University of Wisconsin and in International Relations from the University of Chicago, and a B.A. in Political Science from the Universidad de los Andes. I specialize in Colombian foreign policy and international relations. I am an associate professor at the Universidad de los Andes and have served as dean of Social Sciences at the Universidad Jorge Tadeo Lozano, as well as Senior Advisor for International Relations for Bogotá. I have also been a visiting researcher at universities in Mexico, Canada, the Netherlands, and Brazil.

Isabella Otero

Political scientist from the University of Los Andes, interested in international relations, human rights, and journalism. I am motivated to understand how foreign policy, democratic processes, and narratives intertwine in Latin America.

IESP-UERJ

Leticia Pinheiro

Brazilian, PhD in International Relations from the London School of Economics. Since the beginning of my academic career, I have dedicated myself to studying Brazilian foreign policy, with an emphasis on its decision-making process. The participation of state and non-state actors in shaping the guidelines for Brazil's international insertion, the thematic diversification of the foreign policy agenda, and the contemporary challenges facing Global South countries are topics of particular interest to me. I am an associate professor in the Postgraduate Program in Political Science at the Institute of Social and Political Studies of the State University of Rio de Janeiro (IESP-UERJ), where I coordinate the Research Center – Actors and Agendas of Foreign Policy (NEAAPE).

Monica Hirst

Brazilian, PhD in Strategic Studies. My teaching and research activities focus on Latin American regional issues, with a special emphasis on Brazil's international integration. I have also dedicated myself to a critical analysis of the problems faced by development cooperation and global humanitarian aid. I teach in the Master's Program in International Studies at Torcuato Di Tella University and I am a research associate at the Studies Center – Actors and Agendas of Foreign Policy (NEAAPE) at the Institute of Social and Political Studies of the State University of Rio de Janeiro (IESP-UERJ).

Ghaio Nicodemos

Brazilian, Ph.D. in Political Science from the Institute for Social and Political Studies at the Rio de Janeiro State University (IESP-UERJ). My research activities focus on the politics of South American countries such as Ecuador and Peru, Brazilian foreign policy, the activity of interest groups and energy transition policies, as well as the geopolitics of strategic minerals. I am the deputy coordinator of the Research Center on Foreign Policy Actors and Agendas (NEAAPE) and a researcher at the South American Political Observatory (OPSA), both research groups at IESP-UERJ.

Vinícius Ribeiro

Internationalist from the Universidade Federal Fluminense. Currently, I am pursuing a Master's degree in International Relations at the Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ). My research agenda focuses on Brazilian foreign policy, cultural public policies, and the restitution of cultural heritage, especially fossil heritage. I am also a researcher at the Center for Studies – Actors and Foreign Policy Agendas (NEAAPE), a research group at the Institute of Social and Political Studies of the Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (IESP-UERJ).