As Venezuela enters a period of political uncertainty following the United States’ capture of Nicolás Maduro Moros, Western University experts are available to discuss the implications and complexities of the intervention.
Christopher Arsenault
Chair, Master of Media in Journalism & Communication, Faculty of Information and Media Studies
Areas of expertise: Former reporter in Venezuela, Venezuelan politics, realities of oil production, Maduro elections, Hugo Chavez’s legacy.
Opinion Editorial: Don’t expect a big gush of Venezuelan oil onto world markets any time soon
Anton Allahar
Professor Emeritus, Sociology
Areas of expertise: Political tensions in Caribbean and Latin America, Latin American debt crisis, Latin America and colonialism. Speaks English, Spanish and French.
Juan Andrés Bello
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Information and Media Studies
Areas of expertise: Venezuelan history, Venezuelan media, democracy, elections and human rights in Venezuela.
Constanza Burucúa
Professor, Languages & Cultures
Areas of expertise: Latin American culture and film, Venezuelan cinema and media.
Tania Granadillo
Associate Professor, Anthropology
Areas of expertise: Venezuelan indigenous peoples, Venezuelan indigenous languages, Venezuelan state-indigenous relations and history.
Matthew Lebo
Professor, Political Science
Areas of expertise: Trump’s governing style, U.S. -Latin America relations, American domestic politics, the presidency.
Laura Stephenson
Professor and Chair, Political Science
Areas of expertise: Canadian politics, U.S. intervention in Venezuela and impact to Canadian politics.
Sebastián Vallejo Vera
Assistant Professor, Political Science
Areas of expertise: Latin American politics, Mexican politics, Canada-Latin America relations.
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