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

November 15: Lang Student Center, Room 202

                           55W 13th Street

                           2PM - 6PM
November 16: University Center, Room UL 105,

                           63 Fifth Avenue

                           2PM - 6PM

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.

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: Santiago Villalba, Consul-General of Argentina in New York,
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 Gonzalez, 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 Galvez, Department of Latin American and Latino Studies, Lehman College and Doctoral Program in Anthropology, Graduate Center CUNY.