UBC experts on U.S. military action in Venezuela
Following a U.S. military operation that removed Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro from the country, attention now turns to what happens next—for Venezuela, the region and international relations. UBC experts are available to comment on the political, economic and security implications of the intervention.
Werner Antweiler, PhD
Associate Professor, Strategy and Business Economics Division
Tel: 604-822-8484
Email: werner.antweiler@ubc.ca
Interview languages: English, German
Expertise:
- Venezuelan oil industry
- energy economics
Jon Beasley-Murray, PhD in Literature (Duke)
Associate Professor, Hispanic Studies, Dept. of French, Hispanic and Italian Studies
Tel: 604-339-4213
Email: jon.beasley-murray@ubc.ca
Interview languages: English, Spanish
Expertise:
- Latin American history
- Venezuela
- political theory
Max Cameron, PhD University of California, Berkeley (1989)
Professor of Political Science, Dept. of Political Science, School of Public Policy and Global Affairs
Cell: 604-786-0992
Email: max.cameron@ubc.ca
Interview languages: English, Spanish
Expertise:
- Venezuelan politics
- democracy
- Latin America
Prof. Terri Givens, PhD
(She/Her/Hers)
Professor, Dept. of Political Science
Tel: 514-668-4576
Email: terri.givens@ubc.ca
Interview languages: English, French, German
Expertise:
- politics
- social movement response
Philippe Le Billon
Professor, Dept. of Geography, School of Public Policy and Global Affairs
WhatsApp: 778-952-2663
Email: philippe.lebillon@ubc.ca
Interview languages: English, French
Expertise:
- natural resources and armed conflicts
- oil
- political economy of war
- corruption
Dr. Stewart Prest, PhD
(He/Him/His)
Lecturer, Dept. of Political Science
Email: stewart.prest@ubc.ca
Interview languages: English
Expertise:
- democracy
- international relations
- conflict
*unavailable Tuesday morning and Wednesday afternoon
Dr. Samuel Roscoe, PhD
(He/Him/His)
Assistant Professor of Teaching, Business Education, Faculty of Education
Tel: 236-339-1758
Email: samuel.roscoe@sauder.ubc.ca
Interview languages: English
Expertise:
- supply chains
- oil and gas
- geopolitical disruptions
