Latin America in a Multi-polar World

The Observatory on Latin America OLA, The Julien J. Studley Graduate Programs in International Affairs, Schools of Public Engagement, Universidad de los Andes, Colegio de Mexico and Universidad Torcuato Di Tella, invite you to the International conference, Latin America in a Multi-polar World.

The growing convergence of COVID-19, the war in Ukraine, food and fuel shortages around the world, have all given rise to a perception that the world cannot be left to either US-Russia or US-China bi-polar relations. The recent announcement that the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) has been expanded to include Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and United Arab Emirates is a major step in this direction. This conference will discuss this process and what it means for Latin America.

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November 15, 2023
2:00 – 6:00 pm
Lang Student Center, 55 W.13 th Street | The New School
New York, NY 10011
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November 16, 2023
2:00 – 6:00 pm
63 Fifth Avenue, Room UL 105 | The New School
New York, NY 10011
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PROGRAM

November 15, 2023

Welcoming Remarks:

– Mary Watson, Executive Dean, The New School for Public Engagement
– Juan G. Tokatlian, Vice-Rector, Universidad Torcuato di Tela, Buenos Aires
– Michael Cohen, Director, The Observatory on Latin America

Panel One: Latin America in Multi-Polar World: Global and Regional Roles in an Era of Conflict, Competition, and Multiple Crisis

Moderator: Ambassador Maria del Carmen Squeff, Permanent Representative of Argentina to the United Nations

Panel Speakers:

– Juan G. Tokatlian, Vice-Rector, Universidad Torcuato di Tella, Buenos Aires
– Ambassador Arlene B. Tickner, Deputy Permanent Representative of Colombia to the United Nations
– Peter Hoffman, Director, Graduate Program in International Affairs, The New School

Discussant: Sanjay Reddy, Chair, Department of Economics, The New School

Panel Two: Latin American Democracy, Right and Left Wing Populism, and Prospects for Regional Collaboration

Moderator: TBD

Speakers:

– Carla Yumatle, Universidad Torcuato di Tella, Buenos Aires
– Maria Victoria Murillo, Chair, Department of Political Science, and Director, Institute for Latin American Studies, Columbia University

Discussant: Nidhi Srinivas, Professor of Management, The New School

November 16, 2023

Panel Three: Reforming the Interamerican System to be Relevant for Present Problems

Moderator: Renata Segura, Deputy Program Director for Latin America and the Caribbean, International Crisis Group

Speakers:

– Guadalupe González, Colegio de Mexico, Mexico City
– Sandra Borda, Universidad de las Andes, Bogota

Discussant: Kevin B. Funk, Lecturer and Fellow in Global Thought, Columbia University

Roundtable Discussion: Policies for Migration, Human Rights, and Global Change

Moderator: Juan G. Tokatlian, Vice-Rector, Universidad Torcuato di Tella, Buenos Aires

Speakers:

– Enrique Desmond Arias, Marxe Chair of Western Hemisphere Affairs and Professor, Baruch College and the Graduate Center, City University of New York.
– Alyshia Gálvez, Department of Latin American and Latino Studies, Lehman College and Doctoral Program in Anthropology, Graduate Center CUNY.

Presented by the Observatory on Latin America OLA, The Julien J. Studley Graduate Programs in International Affairs, Schools of Public Engagement, Universidad de los Andes, Colegio de Mexico and Universidad Torcuato Di Tella.