Dec 18, 2015 | Amazonas, Caribbean, Latin America, Latin America & Caribbean, South America, Venezuela
by Dr Amy Penfield, ILAS Stipendiary Fellow 2015-16 On the morning of Monday 7th December, I was greeted with news reports of the Venezuelan ruling socialist party’s (PSUV) landslide defeat in the previous day’s parliamentary elections, accompanied by images of...
Mar 31, 2015 | Caribbean, Central America, Latin America, South America
by His Excellency Manuel J. Benítez de Castro, ILAS Associate Fellow ILAS Associate Fellow Manuel J. Benítez de Castro of the Argentine Ministry of Foreign Affairs gives an introduction to his recent reflections on the cultural, social, political, and economic factors...
Mar 30, 2015 | Caribbean, Latin America, Latin America & Caribbean, South America, Venezuela
by Dr Asa Cusack, ILAS Stipendiary Fellow 2014-15 Spain’s traditional parties aim to halt the remarkable rise of Podemos by painting links to Venezuela as foreign intervention. Like many Podemos policies this is an import from Latin America. The good news is...
Feb 15, 2015 | Caribbean, Cuba, Latin America, Latin America & Caribbean, South America, Venezuela
by Dr Asa Cusack, ILAS Stipendiary Fellow 2014-15 As the Institute of Latin American Studies prepares to host the conference Ten Years of ALBA: Progress, Problems, and Prospects on 26 February 2015, stipendiary fellow Dr Asa Cusack considers how economic and political...
Jun 3, 2014 | Peru, South America
by Dr Michela Coletta and Dr Malayna Raftopoulos The Institute of Latin American Studies is delighted to announce that a photographic exhibition on Latin American landscapes is now on display at the University of London, Institute of Latin American Studies, Senate...
Apr 28, 2014 | Brazil, Latin America, South America
by Mr Alan Charlton I was struck during my period as British Ambassador to Brazil (2008-2013) by the powerful contribution the UK had made to Brazil’s development. I was also struck by how little was known about this nowadays in both countries. These connections...
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