Authors

Katherine Koleski is a researcher at GDAE.

Aimel Wong is a guest blogger to AQ Online. Aimel is an assistant program officer at the National Endowment for Democracy. The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author only, and do not necessarily represent the views and opinions of the National Endowment for Democracy.

Brandon Yoder is a guest blogger to AQ Online. Brandon is a program officer at the National Endowment for Democracy. The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the authors only, and do not necessarily represent the views and opinions of the National Endowment for Democracy.

Amos Irwin is a researcher at GDAE.

Roberto Velásquez is a guest blogger to AQ Online. He are based in Caracas, Venezuela and work at Monitoreo Ciudadano (Citizen Monitoring), a citizen initiative and NGO dedicated to monitoring and exposing the abuse of power and public resources in Venezuela. Citizen Monitoring uses the Twitter hashtag #AbusoPoder (Abuse of Power) to register complaints, and tweets … Read more

*Andrés Cañizález is a guest blogger to AQ Online. He is based in Caracas, Venezuela and he works at Monitoreo Ciudadano (Citizen Monitoring), a citizen initiative and NGO dedicated to monitoring and exposing the abuse of power and public resources in Venezuela. Citizen Monitoring uses the Twitter hashtag #AbusoPoder (Abuse of Power) to register complaints, and … Read more

José Luis León-Manríquez holds a PhD from Columbia University. He is co-editor of China Engages Latin America: Tracing the Trajectory (Lynne Rienner, 2011) and professor of international & East Asian studies at Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana in Mexico City.

Thomas C. Bruneau is distinguished professor of national security affairs at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California.

Lisa Genasci worked as a reporter in Brazil for five years. She recently returned for the Rio+20 Sustainability conference in her present capacity as CEO of ADM Capital Foundation.

Nelson Camilo Sánchez is a research coordinator at Dejusticia and a professor at the Universidad Nacional de Colombia.

Rodrigo Uprimny Yepes is the director of Dejusticia and a professor at the Universidad Nacional de Colombia.

Evridiki Tsounta works in the Western Hemisphere Department of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), where he oversees economic and financial issues.