Authors

Michael Albertus is a professor of political science at the University of Chicago and the author of Land Power: Who Has It, Who Doesn’t, and How That Determines the Fate of Societies. He has been publishing extensively on Latin America for over 15 years.

Bueno is the executive director of the Fórum Brasileiro de Segurança Pública

Miklos is a senior researcher at the Fórum Brasileiro de Segurança Pública

Maldonado is the founder and chief executive of Aequus Economics, based in Quito.

Berríos Riaño is a prize-winning Panamanian investigative reporter who covers politics, economics and key sectors including education and health care.

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.