Heine Explores the Americas’ Response to Haitian Crisis
On August 24, 2023, Amb. Jorge Heine, Research Professor at Boston University’s Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies and Interim Director of the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, published an op-ed in La Tercera, a leading Chilean publication, on the current humanitarian crisis in Haiti. Heine expressed frustration at the lack…
Heine Comments on CODEL Visit to Latin America
On August 11, 2023, Amb. Jorge Heine, Research Professor at Boston University’s Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies and Interim Director of the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, was quoted in a POLITICO article on the congressional delegation (CODEL) of progressives visiting Latin America in the second week of August. The CODEL…
Heine Discusses US-Chile FTA
On August 11, 2023, Amb. Jorge Heine, Research Professor at Boston University’s Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies and Interim Director of the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, published a column in Latin American Advisor discussing the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the United States and Chile. Heine largely argued…
Heine on Chile on the EU-Latin America Summit
On July 16, 2023, Ambassador Jorge Heine, Research Professor at Boston University’s Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies and Interim Director of the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, wrote an article for La Tercera, titled “Columna de Jorge Heine: Chile en la cumbre UE-América Latina,” or “Jorge Heine’s Column: Chile on…
Heine Interviewed on U.S.-Chilean Treaty
At the end of June, the US Senate advanced a tax treaty with Chile which passed with an astounding vote of 97-2. Although the treaty won’t go into effect unless President Joe Biden signs it, the Latin America Advisor interviewed three experts to follow up with their thoughts and predictions on the treaty. These scholars…
Ambassador Heine Participates in Discussion on India’s Influence on Asia Pacific Countries
Jorge Heine participates in a webinar organized by The Chilean Pacific Foundation.
Heine Writes Op-Ed on Chilean Constitutional Change Plebiscite
In his op-ed in Clarín, a leading Argentinean news publication,” Jorge Heine, Research Professor at Boston University’s Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies and Interim Director of the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, discussed the recent vote by the Chilean electorate to change the Chilean Constitution. While this plebiscite, the third…
Heine Comments on Chilean Cabinet Changes
In an interview with Latin America Advisor, Jorge Heine, Research Professor at Boston University’s Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies and Interim Director of the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, discussed Chilean President Gabriel Boric’s recent changes to his cabinet. Heine observed that this cabinet reshuffle did not include sweeping…
Hare Coedits Handbook of Diplomatic Reform and Innovation; Pardee Colleagues Contribute Chapters
Diplomacy is now a neglected global issue; this text seeks to not only identify current problems diplomacy is facing but also identify some practical options for reform and innovation.
Heine Offers Thoughts on Boric’s Plan for Chile’s Pension System
“Approval of the government’s pension reform bill should be a no-brainer…Yet, the government does not have a majority in Congress. Also, the defeat of the new constitution on Sept. 4 left the president weakened, and prospects for the bill are uncertain.”
Heine Discusses “Xi-Na in the Century of the Dragon” in Radio Interview
In his interview, Ambassador Heine elaborates on the motivations behind writing his latest book in the first place and on the significance of China for Latin America in general and Chile in particular.
Heine Dissects Latest Book During Chilean Pacific Foundation Webinar
Specialists comment on various aspects of Ambassador Heine’s latest book, highlighting the insights it provides into Chinese public policies, its digital economy, the Belt and Road Initiative, and relations with Latin America.
Heine Discusses Economic Impacts of Chile’s Constitutional Vote
Ambassador Heine conveyed that, although the fundamentals of the Chilean economy are sound, it is going through a bad moment with projections indicating it may have negative growth in 2023.
Heine Outlines Shortcomings of Chile’s Constitutional Convention
“By altering established rules for lists of candidates for political parties and making them available to diverse groups of independents who answer to no one, the National Congress opened the doors to this disaster that was the Constitutional Convention.”
Heine Outlines Failures of Chile’s Constitutional Convention
“In twisting rules designed for political parties in order to favour independents who are accountable to no one, the Chilean Congress opened the door for the ‘disaster in the making’ that was Chile’s Constitutional Convention.”
Heine Comments on Chile New Draft Constitution Vote
“The big loser is the government of President Gabriel Boric, who came out strongly in favor of the new text, and, with barely six months in office, runs the risk of becoming a lame-duck president.”
Heine Offers Thoughts on Chilean’s Rejection of New Draft Constitution
The rejection of the draft constitution in Chile is a major setback for President Gabriel Boric who supported the text strongly. What now? Ambassador Heine offers his insights on the vote as well as what must be done next.
Heine Breaks Down Challenges Facing Chilean President Gabriel Boric
Ambassador Heine notes that Chilean President Gabriel Boric always faced an uphill battle pushing a progressive agenda; however, he too was surprised by how quickly his ratings have dropped.
Heine Offers Insights on Upcoming Summit of the Americas
“Distorting the Summit of the Americas in this way, and transforming it into a kind of ‘club of friends’ of the government in power in Washington, harms not only the region, but also the basic principles of Pan-Americanism.”
Heine Comments on Priorities for Chile’s New Government
Ambassador Heine argues that Chile has the opportunity to set the country on a new course by drafting a new constitutional charter for the digital age and the process of drafting that should not be driven by identity politics.