John Polga-Hecimovich
Profesor Titular de Ciencia Política, Academia Naval de los Estados UnidosInvestigador visitante, Universidad de Salamanca (2022–23)
Conferencias
Conferencias académicas y de política pública desde 2019. Los enlaces llevan a grabaciones o páginas del evento cuando existen. Las anteriores figuran en mi CV.
20269
- Cuba & Venezuela: Authoritarian Resilience and OpportunitiesNational Security Conference, The Citadel, Charleston, SC
- La FANB tras el 3 de eneroVenezuela Crisis Group, David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies, Harvard University
- Regional Cooperation and Maritime Interagency CoordinationFirst International Forum of Surface Warfare Officer Students, Peruvian Navy, Lima
- Rebuilding Democracy in Venezuela: Transforming the Security SectorDemocracy Action Lab, Freeman Spogli Institute, Stanford University
- Authoritarian Resilience and Regime Capture: Venezuela in the Age of Great Power PoliticsSoutheast Connecticut World Affairs Council, East Lyme, CT
- Authoritarian Resilience and Regime Capture: Venezuela in the Age of Great Power PoliticsWashington College, Chestertown, MD
- Transformación del sistema internacional: la administración de VenezuelaUniversidad Andina Simón Bolívar, Quito
- Venezuela and Latin America at a Geopolitical Crossroads: Power and Regional RealignmentJohns Hopkins University, Baltimore
202510
- Political Scenarios under Nicolás Maduro's SurvivalVenezuela Crisis Group, David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies, Harvard University
- Legislative-Executive Relations in Latin AmericaGovernance Program, The George Washington University
- Crime Across Borders: State and Non-State Actors in the ShadowsAmericas Security and Defense Series, Washington, DC
- Authoritarian Consolidation in Times of CrisisInstituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM), Mexico City
- The Role of Academia in Generating Solutions to Security ProblemsUniversidad de las Fuerzas Armadas (ESPE), Ecuador
- Strategic Thinking for Solving Complex Security Problems in EcuadorUniversidad de las Fuerzas Armadas (ESPE), Ecuador
- U.S. and Latin American Relations: Security, Governance, Trade and EnergyRoundtable, Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), Santiago, Chile
202415
- La inestabilidad presidencial en América LatinaII Jornada sobre Liderazgo Político en América Latina, Universidad de Buenos Aires
- ¿Por qué los votantes eligieron a Trump otra vez?Conversación de politólogos, Bogotá
- Entendiendo las elecciones en los Estados UnidosU.S. Speaker Series, U.S. Embassy in Equatorial Guinea
- Understanding U.S. ElectionsU.S. Speaker Series, U.S. Embassy in South Africa
- Democracy, Disinformation, and Elections in the United StatesRed de Observación e Integridad Electoral de América Latina y el Caribe, Bogotá
- ¿Existe una trampa del juicio político en América Latina?Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, Lima
- La crisis política venezolana, un reto regionalUniversidad Andina Simón Bolívar, Quito
- The Deepening of Autocracy in VenezuelaCharlemos, Center for Latin American Studies, University of Pittsburgh
- Is There Such a Thing as an Impeachment Trap?Latin American Political Science Association (ALACIP) congress, Lisbon
- Politicization of the Armed Forces and Democracy in Latin AmericaLatin American Political Science Association (ALACIP) congress, Lisbon
- Venezuela's Democratic Decline in Comparative Perspective and Election ProspectsNorwegian Nobel Institute, Oslo
- Presidential Interruptions in Latin America: The Emergence of an Impeachment TrapUniversity of Bergen
- ¿Populista, libertario, extremista? Cómo entender el gobierno de Javier Milei en ArgentinaModerator, Charlemos speaker series
- Security Cooperation in Latin AmericaRoundtable “The Americas at Risk: U.S. Security Partnership in a Fractured Neighborhood”, George Mason University
20235
- Las mejoras en la representación política ecuatoriana (1979–2023)Seminar “Evaluation of Ecuadorian Democracy Four Decades (and More) after the Return”, FLACSO, Quito
- Is There an Impeachment Trap in Latin America?Center for Inter-American Policy & Research (CIPR), Tulane University, New Orleans
- Measuring Personalization of the Executive through Presidential DecreesWorkshop “The Personalisation of Executive Power”, German Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA), Hamburg
- Party Switching and Alliance Building: The Logic of Ambitious Legislators in Fluid Party SystemsWorkshop “Parliamentary Elites in Latin America (PELA)”, Universidad de Salamanca
- Political Parties and DemocracyUniversidad de Burgos, Spain
20228
- Midterm Elections in the United States“Urnas y Democracia” series, Universidad de Salamanca
- Institutional Design and Democracy in EcuadorUniversidad de Salamanca
- Where Is Latin America Going with the ‘Lula Effect’?“Urnas y Democracia” series, Universidad de Salamanca
- Where’s the Party? The Role of Political Parties in Supporting DemocracyPrograma Cuba, Universidad Sergio Arboleda, Bogotá
- The Return of the Military in Latin America?Universitat de València
- Authoritarianism in Latin AmericaUniversidad de Salamanca
- Venezuelan Security CapacityHemispheric Security Conference, Florida International University, Miami
- International Support for Authoritarian Leaders in the Americas“US Policies in the Americas: Fresh Thinking amidst Changing Geopolitics”, Institute of the Americas, UC San Diego
20218
- The New Geopolitics of the Western HemisphereKeynote, Inter-American Defense College, Class 61, Washington, DC
- Venezuela: Pandemic and AuthoritarianismHispanic Society, Winchester College, United Kingdom
- Venezuela’s Authoritarian Allies: The Ties that BindRoundtable, Woodrow Wilson Center, Washington, DC
- The Future of Military Institutions in Latin AmericaHemispheric Security Conference, Florida International University
- Chinese–Latin American Defense RelationsMA seminar, Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS)
- Elections in EcuadorCharlemos speaker series, Latin American Studies Association
- The Return of the Military in Latin America?David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies, Harvard University
- Unfit to Serve? Presidential Removal, the 25th Amendment, and the Latin American ExperienceJohn Sloan Dickey Center, Dartmouth College
20208
- La persistente inestabilidad ecuatoriana y los desafíos políticos de la época pos-MorenoSchool of International Relations, Universidad Internacional del Ecuador
- How COVID Has Changed Latin American PoliticsDavid Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies, Harvard University
- ¿Hacia una superación del clivaje regional? La evolución de la nacionalización de los partidos políticos ecuatorianos desde el retorno a la democraciaUniversidad Casa Grande, Ecuador (virtual)
- ¿Hacia una superación del clivaje regional? La evolución de la nacionalización de los partidos políticos ecuatorianos desde el retorno a la democraciaUniversidad de Cuenca, Ecuador (virtual)
- Latin American Update Digital RoundtableCenter for Latin American Studies, University of Pittsburgh (virtual)
- El papel de la sociedad civil en fortalecer la democracia y la integridad electoralKeynotes for Alianza ONG at the Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra, Santiago de los Caballeros, and the Instituto Tecnológico de Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
- El desencanto de la democracia y el rol de las instituciones en América LatinaKeynote, “La democracia electoral y los retos de la nueva década”, Instituto Electoral de la Ciudad de México
- The Venezuela Crisis: Causes, Consequences, and LessonsUniversity of Pittsburgh
20195
- Latin American Update Digital RoundtableCenter for Latin American Studies, University of Pittsburgh
- The Venezuela CrisisInternational Baccalaureate teacher workshop, South Lakes High School, Reston, VA
- Las sanciones económicas a VenezuelaConference “Defensa de la Democracia en América Latina”, Universidad Sergio Arboleda, Bogotá
- The Institutional Presidency in Comparative Perspective: Institutional Constraints, the Electoral Cycle, and Decree Use in the AmericasLatin American Political Science Association (ALACIP) congress, Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico
- La presidencia del ejecutivo unitario de Rafael CorreaLatin American Political Science Association (ALACIP) congress, Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico