Center for Latin American Studies-Rutgers University

10/22/2026

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/12/trump-oil-venezuela-exploitation/689033/?gift=&fbclid=IwdGRzaAVHLLZjbGNrBUcsrWV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHBkb2YFc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQMMzUwNjg1NTMxNzI4AAEeDihTHxmSoYK0ABNbBRI2lJDZndZLBfq_4jPb7K0Lk_nKDhisWZCoKCqTtVI_aem_XtyRUxZpawPzdX2fIRiABA&sfnsn=mo

As Venezuela struggles to recover from political upheaval and calamitous earthquakes, the U.S. government is exploiting the country for oil and money.

10/21/2026

https://prac.rutgers.edu/nuevos-ficheros-en-la-biblioteca-digital-del-prac-2-0/

Gracias al trabajo de los estudiantes de Rutgers que trabajan con el PRAC y a una donación de materiales del profesor Andrés Matías Ortiz, hemos actualizado la biblioteca con más … Read More

10/21/2026

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Curating Military Victimhood: Humanitarian Counterinsurgency, Lawfare, and Accountability in Colombia

This article examines how “military victimhood” was produced as a political technology in Colombia after the 2016 peace agreement with the FARC-EP. Drawing on ethnographic research conducted between ...

10/20/2026

https://www.cjr.org/analysis/an-election-uncovered-brazil-para-state-tapajos-de-fato-election-coverage-stop-matter-survival.php?mc_cid=d1a54ffe82&mc_eid=4eeff8054f

10/18/2026

Hoover Fellows Program | Hoover Institution

A PATH for early-career scholars The Hoover Institution at Stanford University seeks outstanding scholars for positions as a Hoover Fellow. The term of the appointment is five years and may be renewed. The position is located at the Hoover Institution, Stanford, CA. The academic activities of the Ho...

10/18/2026

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UPCOMING FALL EVENTS IN LATIN AMERICAN & CARIBBEAN STUDIES @ PRINCETON UNIVERSITY

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https://plas.princeton.edu/sites/g/files/toruqf481/files/documents/PLASFall2026Events-PartII.pdf

10/18/2026

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10/16/2026

https://americasquarterly.org/article/aq-podcast-what-mexico-can-and-cannot-control/?utm_source=AQ%27s+Week+in+Review&utm_campaign=c88f88130c-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_10_15_02_31&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-c88f88130c-26432442

Former Mexican policymaker Vanessa Rubio-Márquez on Sheinbaum's red lines with Washington and Mexico’s pending homework.

10/15/2026

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10/15/2026

https://www.ucpress.edu/books/complicit-states/paper?fbclid=IwdGRzaAU9FBhjbGNrBT0UCmV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHBkb2YFc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQMMzUwNjg1NTMxNzI4AAEe2nXuJSu9GWoIs3q9snlRuXHk0GzEVFuy2eTFDqJtFwjb8tesfjxNg4Jl3g4_aem_AI4eFXN3HmO85zadHXfRmQ

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