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AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ has faculty experts available to provide informed, non‑partisan analysis on the evolving situation between Venezuela and the United States. Our scholars can speak to the political context, regional implications, human rights considerations, and the broader impact on international relations, including issues related to imperialism, international law, and the global response. If you're looking for credible, research‑based insight for coverage or commentary, we can connect you with specialists who follow these issues closely.

Latin American politics and the history of US interventions to overthrow governments in Latin America
AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ Expert: Dr. John Cameron, Professor, Department of International Development Studies
Research Specialties:ÌýAdvocacy strategies of civil society organizations, public engagement strategies and representations of ‘development’ in the global North,Ìýcosmopolitan theory and global citizenship, Indigenous and peasant social movement, Andean politics (Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru), rural development policies
Contact:Ìýjohn.cameron@dal.ca

Latin American history, politics and governance - Impacts and response of US agression in the broader region
AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ Expert:ÌýDr. John Kirk, Professor, Department of Spanish and Latin American Studies
Research Specialties:ÌýCuban colonial times, Cuban cultural revolution, Latin American dictators.
Contact:Ìýkirk@dal.ca

AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ Expert: Dr. Isaac Saney, Professor, Coordinator of Black and African Diaspora Studies, Faculty of Arts and Social SciencesÌý
Research Specialties: Africa, the Caribbean, Cuba, and Black Canadian history
Contact:Ìýisaney@dal.ca

Global security and governance -ÌýSovereignty norms and how international organizations (e.g. the UN Security Council) are likely to respond
AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ Expert: Dr. Marion Laurence, Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science
Research Specialties: International relations, global Security governance, internal organizations, and qualitative and interpretive research methods
Contact:Ìýmarion.laurence@dal.ca

The USÌýintervention's illegality within international law
AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ Expert: Dr. Heather Tasker, Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science
Research Specialties: Gender Violence, transitional justice, international criminal law, and human rights
Contact:ÌýHeather.Tasker@dal.ca

American imperialismÌýand state sovereignty
AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ Expert: Dr. Ajay Parasram, Associate Professor, Department of International Development Studies, Department of History
Research Specialties: Colonial, Postcolonial, and decolonial studies, modern/colonial South Asia, Global Development and political economy, global history and international relations, and political ontology and pluriversality
Contact: parasram@dal.ca

US Foreign Policy – How this intervention isÌýsimilar and/or different from previous US interventions / US foreign policy decision making process
AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ Expert:ÌýDr. Brian Bow, Chair, Department of Political Science
Research Specialties:ÌýPolicy coordination, US foreign policy, Canada-US relations, international security and defense policyÌý
Contact:Ìýbrian.bow@dal.caÌýand 902-494-6629

Implications for forced displacement/migration in the broader Latin American region
AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ Expert:ÌýDr. Kiran, Banerjee, Associate Professor, Canada Research Chair in Forced Migration Governance and Refugee Protection, Department of Political Science
Research Specialties:ÌýMigration, refugees, citizenship, forced migration, immigration, global justice, history of political thoughts, international ethics, international relations, and political theory
Contact:Ìýkr561466@dal.ca

Canada’s response to Trumps' threats and aggression
AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ Expert:ÌýDr. John Kirk, Professor, Department of Spanish and Latin American Studies.
Research Specialties:ÌýCuban colonial times, Cuban cultural revolution, Latin American dictators.
Contact:Ìýkirk@dal.ca

Canada’s response -ÌýWhere does this leave Canada for CUSMA negotiations? / How will the PM navigate / Poilievre's position on the US interventionÌýand Carney’s response
AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ Expert:ÌýDr.ÌýLori Turnbull,ÌýProfessor, Faculty of Management, Department of Political Science
Research Specialties:ÌýCanadian parliamentary governance, political ethics, elections, electoral systems and public engagement
Contact:Ìýlturnbul@dal.ca

What’s next? - Global response and impactÌý
AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ Expert:ÌýDr. Robert Huish, Associate Professor, Department of International Development Studies
Research Specialties:ÌýGlobal health, North Korea, Cuban development, activism, and social justice
Contact:Ìýhuish@dal.caÌýÌý