Authors

Nelson is the former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for the Western Hemisphere at the U.S. Department of Defense.

Ruiz-Hernández is an international lawyer based in Washington, D.C., and a former Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Panama who led the country’s representation before the UN Security Council and its relationship with the U.S.

Pacheco is based in London, where he is senior correspondent at Monocle Radio and hosts the podcast The Stack.

Young is a historian whose research focuses on Latin America, religion and migration. She is an associate professor of history at the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., and the author of Mexican Exodus: Emigrants, Exiles, and Refugees of the Cristero War (Oxford University Press, 2015).

Hallak is a professor at Universidad de Buenos Aires and researcher at the National Scientific and Technical Research Council.

Ruiz is a political strategist and former COO of the Securities and Exchange Commission. He has worked in business and politics throughout Latin America.

Illueca is an associate professor and researcher at Universidad Santa María La Antigua.

Ellis is the Latin America practice lead at Miller & Chevalier

Guilera is the AI & Public Policy Program Director at the School of Government of Torcuato Di Tella University (Argentina).

 Monte is a Dr. phil. in History by the Free University of Berlin (Germany) and a Visiting Professor of History at Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica. His latest publication, Atractivismo: Historia de la institucionalización y naturalización del turismo en Nicaragua (1936-1979), Herder, 2024.

Cifuentes is the Director of the Center of Financial Studies at ESE Business School and a professor of economics in Santiago, Chile.  

Loxton is a Senior Lecturer in Comparative Politics at the University of Sydney. His latest book is Authoritarianism: A Very Short Introduction.

Rodríguez Pueblita is Professor of Business Economics at IPADE Business School in Mexico City and Co-Founder of Quantor Advisors, a financial advisory firm. He holds a PhD in Economics for the University of Pennsylvania.