The Round Table on Latin America and the Caribbean with the participation of leading experts from the US, Brazil and Russia

The round table “Global Geopolitical Transformations: Opportunities and Implications for Latin America and the Caribbean” was held on October 30, 2023, in Moscow in a mixed format.

During the scientific event experts on Latin America from the US, Brazil and Russia discussed the place and role of Latin American and Caribbean countries in the modern system of international relations.

The organizer and moderator of the meeting was Prof. Ekaterina Kosevich, who delivered the opening speech “Latin America in the context of world order 2.0: limited autonomy and niche integration”.

The round table was attended by leading foreign and Russian Latin Americans. 8 reports were presented at the scientific event, each of which caused a lively discussion among more than 45 participants present:

Steve Ellner, Associate Managing editor of Latin American Perspectives. “The Venezuelan 2024 Presidential Election: What is at Stake? Will it be Fair?”
Daniel Hellinger, Webster University. “The Erosion of Sovereign Control of Nature in the New World Order”.
Alexander Zhebit, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. “Integration challenges of geopolitical transformations in Latin American countries”.
Steve Lawrence, Walters State Community College. “Education Partnership Models for Hispanic and Caribbean Students: Cuba, Jamaica, and the USA working to grow student success”.
Tatiana Vorotnikova, RAS Institute for Latin American Studies. “Interests of Latina American countries in BRICS”.
Andrey Pyatakov, RAS Institute for Latin American Studies. “The current state of the armed forces of Latin America and extra-regional factors of their strengthening”.
Georgy Kutyrev, HSE University. “EU-Latin America security relations: the Copenhagen School approach”.
Lev Sokolshchik, HSE University. “US sanctions policy towards Latin America: cases of official narratives on Cuba and Venezuela”.