Hare on U.S. Pressure, Leadership Change, and the Future of U.S.–Cuba Relations
In a featured Q&A titled “Will Díaz-Canel Be Able to Finish His Term in Cuba?” for the Latin American Advisor, Paul Webster Hare, former British ambassador to Cuba and a master lecturer at the Pardee School of Global Studies, offered sharp analysis on the Trump administration’s renewed pressure campaign against Cuba and its implications for…
Hare: Inside the Trump Administration’s Split Over Cuba
In an interview titled “Why is Trump talking about action on Cuba and what could that look like?” for the CBS News, Paul Webster Hare, former British ambassador to Cuba and a master lecturer at the Pardee School of Global Studies, discussed how President Trump’s escalating rhetoric about potentially “taking” Cuba has sparked concern. Regional…
Heine on Latin America at the Crossroads of US–China Competition
In a discussion for The China-Global South Podcast, Ambassador Jorge Heine, former Research Professor at the Pardee School of Global Studies and Chilean ambassador to China, framed the current moment as an unexpectedly intense phase of US engagement in Latin America, driven by the Trump administration’s strategic shift. He noted that while Trump historically showed little…
Nolan on Drug War Narratives, Violence, and the Limits of National Security Frameworks
On March 28th, Professor Rachel Nolan, Assistant Professor of International History and author of Pulitzer Prize finalist Until I Find You: Disappeared Children and Coercive Adoptions in Guatemala, took part in a panel discussion titled ‘Drug War Narratives and the Violence of National Security Paradigm’ that took place at Harvard University. The discussion was part…
Nolan Visits MN to Discuss Adoption, Migration, and “Home” in Book Talk
On March 19th, Professor Rachel Nolan, Assistant Professor of International History, discussed her book, Until I Find You: Disappeared Children and Coercive Adoptions in Guatemala, at The College of St. Scholastica as part of the Alworth Center for the Study of Peace and Justice’s annual lecture series. This year’s theme, Home, explores the many ways belonging…
Hare Cautions That Lasting Change in Cuba Must Come From Within
In an interview titled “For the Trump administration, ‘taking Cuba’ would not be easy” by Whitney Eulich for the Christian Science Monitor, Paul Webster Hare, former British ambassador to Cuba and a master lecturer at the Pardee School of Global Studies, urged caution in response to renewed rhetoric from the Trump administration suggesting U.S.-imposed political…
Hare Examines U.S. Diplomacy Toward Cuba and Venezuela
Upon invitation, Paul Webster Hare, former British ambassador to Cuba and a master lecturer at the Pardee School of Global Studies, addressed the Naples Council on World Affairs (NCWA) in Florida in a lecture, titled Diplomacy and Negotiation: Cuba and Latin America. Since 1980, the NCWA has served their local communities by providing education and…
Hare Examines Limits of U.S. Pressure on Venezuela and Cuba
In a recent article published by Café Fuerte, Andy S. Gomez and Paul Webster Hare, former British ambassador to Cuba and a master lecturer at the Pardee School of Global Studies, argue that President Trump’s approach to Venezuela and Cuba fails to reflect the fundamentally different political realities of the two countries and has delivered…
Heine Analyzes U.S. Sanctions and South America’s Digital Fault Line
Ambassador Jorge Heine, former Research Professor at the Pardee School of Global Studies, recently co-authored a piece for Tech Policy Press titled Untethering South America from US Cables After Rubio Pressures Chile in Trans-Pacific. Heine and his co-author, Juan Ortiz Freuler, argue that the United States’ decision to impose visa sanctions on three Chilean officials…
In Conversation with BU Today: Hare on the Crisis Linking Cuba and Venezuela
In a recent interview with BU Today, Paul Webster Hare, former British ambassador to Cuba and a master lecturer at the Pardee School of Global Studies, emphasized that current tensions between the United States, Cuba, and Venezuela cannot be viewed in isolation. “You can’t just talk about the US and Cuba without talking about what’s…
A New Review of Heine’s ‘The Non-Aligned World’ (2025)
A book review by Aprajita Kashyap of The Indian Foreign Affairs Journal, analyzes The Non-Aligned World: Striking Out in an Era of Great Power Competition (2025), the most recent book by Ambassador Jorge Heine, former Research Professor at the Pardee School of Global Studies. The book offers a timely exploration of how countries in the Global…
Heine Outlines Why Active Non‑Alignment Is Gaining Ground in Today’s Global Order
Ambassador Jorge Heine, former Chilean ambassador to China and Research Professor at the Pardee School of Global Studies, discussed his publication, The Non-Aligned World (2025), and the growing relevance of “active non‑alignment” in today’s era of U.S.–China competition on the Connecting East and West podcast. During the conversation, Heine explained the central argument he and…
Nolan Wins HCI Collaborative Grant for Independent Project, ‘History of Deportation’
Congratulations to Professor Rachel Nolan, Assistant Professor of International History, who has been awarded the HCI Collaborative Grant for her independent research project, History of Deportation! Professor Rachel Nolan will receive $5,000 for her independent project examining the history of deportations from the United States to Latin America. With this funding, she will travel to…
Gallagher travels to China for Track Two Dialogue on US, China, and Global Economy
Pardee Professor and GDP Center Director, Kevin P. Gallagher, spent a week in China in January to participate in the U.S.-China Global Economic Order (GEO) Dialogue, a track two dialogue between ex-officials and experts from the United States and China on the global economic order. Now in its 11th year, the group is chaired by…
Heine on Active Non‑Alignment in a Fractured World
In a new article for The Fletcher Forum of World Affairs titled Which Way the World Order? A Rising South, a Fractured West, and the Path Ahead, Ambassador Jorge Heine, former Research Professor at the Pardee School of Global Studies, examines the rapid transformation of the international order and the growing influence of the Global…
Heine on Latin America’s Response to Shifting U.S. Policy
In a recent interview on global reactions to U.S. foreign policy for The Heat, in part of CGTN America, Ambassador Jorge Heine, former Chilean diplomat to China and professor at the Pardee School, offered a stark assessment of Washington’s renewed invocation of the Monroe Doctrine. Heine argued that attempts to revive an 1823 framework for…
Hare’s View on Enduring Chavismo Under Trump’s Venezuela Gamble
Master Lecturer Paul Webster Hare penned a new article for the The Conversation, titled Chavismo has adapted before – but can Venezuela’s leftist ideology become US friendly and survive?, covering how the Trump administration’s January 2026 operation to remove Nicolás Maduro from power marked a dramatic turning point in U.S.–Venezuela relations—but not the clean break…
Heine on How Trump’s Latin America Strategy Opens New Doors for China
In a recent Weekend Essay for Bloomberg titled Trump’s Hard Line in Latin America Leaves China Room to Maneuver, published on January 16, 2026, Ambassador Jorge Heine, former Chilean diplomat and professor at the Pardee School of Global Studies, argues that the Trump administration’s hard-line approach toward Latin America is reshaping the region’s geopolitical landscape—while…
Heine Quoted on Venezuela’s Precedent and Reshaping Global Politics
In a POLITICO article titled After Venezuela operation, Trump says the whole hemisphere is in play, Jorge Heine, former Chilean ambassador and professor at Boston University’s Pardee School of Global Studies, was cited. The authors, Eli Stokols and Daniella Cheslow, covered how the Trump administration’s seizure of Venezuela’s president and its declaration that “the whole hemisphere…
Heine on Chile’s Political Turn: A Historic Rightward Shift and Its Economic Stakes
In a featured Q&A titled What Will a New Right-Wing Gov’t Mean for Chile? in part of the Latin America Advisor, Jorge Heine, former Chilean cabinet minister and professor at Boston University’s Pardee School of Global Studies, characterizes José Antonio Kast’s decisive presidential victory as a historic turning point in Chilean politics. Kast won more…