Authors

Jose W. Fernandez is a partner at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP. He was appointed as assistant secretary of state for economic, energy and business affairs in 2009 and served until 2013. The views expressed here are his own and do not represent those of any U.S. government agency.  

Carolina Ramírez is a contributing blogger to AQ online. She works in the policy department at the Americas Society/Council of the Americas. Follow her on Twitter @CaroRamir.

Rebecca Bintrim is an editor for Americas Quarterly and policy associate at the Americas Society/Council of the Americas. Follow her on Twitter @BeckieBintrim.

Kai Whiting is director of the energy engineering undergraduate program at Universidad EAN in Bogotá. He joined the EITI Colombia Civil Society Board and Technical Support Group in May. Follow him on Twitter: @KaiWhiting.

Francisco Miranda Hamburger es politólogo y periodista. M.P.A, Columbia University. Editor Consejero de Publicaciones Semana, Bogotá (Colombia). Su cuenta de Twitter es: @pachomiranda.

Luis L. Schenoni is assistant professor of international relations at Universidad Católica de Argentina. Visiting Research Fellow at the German Institute of Global and Area Studies.

Jonathan Hiskey is an associate professor of political science at Vanderbilt University. He can be contacted at j.hiskey@vanderbilt.edu.

Albinson Linares is a Venezuelan investigative journalist. His work has appeared in El Nacional, Playboy (Venezuela), Exceso, Zero, and many other publications. He is the author of the books Hugo Chávez, nuestro enfermo en La Habana (E-Cicero.es), and El último rostro de Chávez (Aguilar). Follow him at @albinsonl.

Rafael Osío Cabrices is a journalist with 20 years of experience writing about Venezuela, Cuba and Latin America. He is the author of four books, including Apuntes bajo el aguacero, a collection of essays about life under Chávez’s “twenty-first century socialism.”

Timerman is a freelance reporter in Buenos Aires. She edits the Latin America Daily Briefing.

Herman Portocarero is a Belgian career diplomat, presently representing the EU in Cuba as Ambassador, Head of Delegation of the European External Action Service (EEAS). This article reflects his personal views and experience.

Laura Rojas is a senior fellow at the Center for Democracy and Development in the Americas (CDDA) in Washington DC. She specializes in international political and economic issues and U.S.-Latin America relations. She is a commentator for CNN and NTN24 and her articles have appeared on Fox News Latino.

Matthew L. Layton is a PhD candidate in the Department of Political Science at Vanderbilt University.

Natalie Schachar is a freelance writer living in Buenos Aires.