John Polga-Hecimovich
Associate Professor of Political Science, U.S. Naval AcademyVisiting Researcher, Universidad de Salamanca (2022–23)
Talks
Selected academic and policy talks since 2019. Links go to recordings or event pages where available. Earlier talks are listed in my 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