Op-eds

"Ecuador’s 2019 Local Elections" for Matthew Shugart's Fruits and Votes blog, June 28, 2020.
“Ecuador: Growing Political and Economic Repercussions of COVID-19” in American University’s AULA Blog, May 15, 2020.
“Why the United States’ maximum pressure approach toward Nicolás Maduro is unlikely to stabilize Venezuela”, American Politics and Policy blog, The London School of Economics, April 28, 2020.
- Reprinted in the LSE Latin America and Caribbean blog, May 11, 2020.
"Will Correa’s Graft Conviction Upend Ecuador’s Politics?" in Latin American Advisor, The Inter American Dialogue, April 14, 2020.
“Venezuela & COVID19 Geopolitics” on the Latin American Intersections Podcast with Brian Fonseca and Michael Scadden, April 2, 2020.
“Venezuela: ¿Estado débil o fallido?”, Agenda Pública in El País, (Spain), February 12, 2020.
- Reprinted by the Fundación Manuel Giménez Abad (El Salvador), February 14, 2020.
- Summarized as "Venezuela, ¿Estado débil o fallido?: así lo analiza El País de España" in El Pitazo (Caracas)
“Politicization and the Institutional Legitimacy of the Venezuelan Armed Forces”, in Panoramas, University of Pittsburgh, October 18, 2019.
“Ecuador: President Moreno’s Pyrrhic Victory” in American University’s AULA Blog, October 17, 2019.
"End of Violent Mass Protests in Ecuador? Austerity Package Canceled", Warcast Podcast, War on the Rocks, October 15, 2019.
“The parliamentarization of presidentialism—or just another presidential crisis?” in Global Americans, October 4, 2019.
"El impacto de las sanciones económicas de EE.UU. sobre Venezuela", Agenda Pública in El País, (Spain), May 21, 2019.
"Venezuela Crisis with John Polga-Hecimovich", Heinz Radio, Policy Series, May 19, 2019.
"What do military service members think about diversity — especially gender diversity — in their ranks?" (with John M. Carey and Yusaku Horiuchi) in The Washington Post's "The Monkey Cage" blog, May 2, 2019.
"Ecuador: Moreno Reverses Another Correa Policy" in American University’s AULA Blog, April 18, 2019.
"Why Venezuela’s oil money could keep undermining its economy and democracy" (with Scott Morgenstern), in The Conversation, February 8, 2019.
- Reprinted in Public Radio International, Business Insider, The San Francisco Chronicle, The Houston Chronicle, WHYY (Philadelphia and Delaware), WTOP (Washington, DC, Maryland, Virginia), and others
"Juan Guiadó y Venezuela…¿evitan el golpe de estado?", Oraculus: Política y Gobierno (Mexico), January 31, 2019.
"AMLO ante la crisis venezolana, una falla política y moral" (with Rafael D'Armas) for Infobae, January 27, 2019.
“Two Presidents: Optimism and Caution for Venezuela” on the Latin American Intersections Podcast with Michael Scadden, January 25, 2019.
“Ecuador: Lenín Moreno's Balancing Act” in American University’s AULA Blog, November 6, 2018.
“Venezuela Update and China-Venezuela Relations” on the Latin American Intersections Podcast with Michael Scadden, July 26, 2018.
“The 'Real Venezuela' is Exactly What You Think” in the University of Pittsburgh's Panoramas Blog, June 12, 2018.
“Venezuelan Politics, Military, and Election Results” on the Latin American Intersections Podcast with Michael Scadden, June 8, 2018.
“Constitutional Change in Ecuador: Improving Democratic Accountability—and Constraining a Rival” in ConstitutionNet, International IDEA, March 31, 2018.
“Ecuador: Referendum Marks Critical Juncture for Moreno and Correa” in American University’s AULA Blog, February 2, 2018.
“Las municipales y panorama 2018” on the Venezuela Global Podcast with José de Bastos and Mariano de Alba, December 7, 2017.
"Getting Rid of the President" (with Aníbal Pérez-Liñán) in the Presidential Power blog, June 14, 2017
“Ecuador: Moreno's Victory Probably Not Enough” in American University’s AULA Blog, May 9, 2017.
“Cómo funcionaría un gobierno de coalición en Ecuador” (with Andrés Mejía Acosta) in 4 Pelagatos, March 7, 2017.
“Ecuador votes on Sunday. These are 5 things you need to know”, in The Washington Post's "The Monkey Cage" blog, February 17, 2017.
“A Return to Political Instability for Ecuador?” in American University’s AULA Blog, February 17, 2017.
“The Venezuelan Mess” on Dr. Gregory Weeks’ Podcast Understanding Latin American Politics, November 1, 2016.
“Bringing International Pressure to Bear on Nicolás Maduro”, “Three Factors Driving Venezuela’s Impasse”, and “How Venezuela Got Into this Mess” (with Matthew M. Taylor) in Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), October 28, 2016.
“Brazil’s impeachment process is not a coup (or, how I learned to stop worrying and love impeachment)” in Latin America Goes Global, April 27, 2016.
“How Did Venezuela’s MUD Get Its Supermajority?” in Latin America Goes Global, December 14, 2015
“Party Nationalization after the 2013 Ecuadorian Legislative and Presidential Election” (with Jason A. Eichorst), in The Monkey Cage, March 14, 2013.
“¿Cómo se mide la moralidad de las acciones de WikiLeaks?” in Gurú Político, December 15, 2010, Mexico City, Mexico.
“Asamblea y transparencia” in Diario El Hoy, Quito, Ecuador, August 13, 2009.