Heine on U.S. Pressure and Chile’s Digital Ambitions
Ambassador Jorge Heine, former Research Professor at the Pardee School of Global Studies, wrote a new article titled, Chile, meet Donroe: Rubio yanks visas over proposed China deal, published by Responsible Statecraft on February 26, 2026. The article responds to a recent diplomatic clash between the United States and Chile erupted after the U.S. State…
Heine on Active Non‑Alignment in a Fractured World
In a new article for The Fletcher Forum of World Affairs titled Which Way the World Order? A Rising South, a Fractured West, and the Path Ahead, Ambassador Jorge Heine, former Research Professor at the Pardee School of Global Studies, examines the rapid transformation of the international order and the growing influence of the Global…
Heine on Latin America’s Response to Shifting U.S. Policy
In a recent interview on global reactions to U.S. foreign policy for The Heat, in part of CGTN America, Ambassador Jorge Heine, former Chilean diplomat to China and professor at the Pardee School, offered a stark assessment of Washington’s renewed invocation of the Monroe Doctrine. Heine argued that attempts to revive an 1823 framework for…
Heine Quoted in Article on the US-China Power Struggle in Latin America
In a CNN article titled China has spent decades making inroads in Latin America. Will the ‘Donroe doctrine’ push it out? by Simone McCarthy, Ambassador Jorge Heine, former Chilean diplomat to China and professor at the Pardee School, was quoted on his thoughts on the reverberations of the United States’ intervention of Venezuela and the…
Heine on the Stability of Latin America’s Relationship to China for CNN
Ambassador Jorge Heine, former Chilean diplomat to China and professor at the Pardee School of Global Studies, was interviewed by CNN for a segment titled, How Trump’s Venezuela strike complicates China’s Latin America strategy that was published on January 23, 2026. Heine was asked to contextualize and comment on Latin America’s relationship to it’s largest…
Heine on How Trump’s Latin America Strategy Opens New Doors for China
In a recent Weekend Essay for Bloomberg titled Trump’s Hard Line in Latin America Leaves China Room to Maneuver, published on January 16, 2026, Ambassador Jorge Heine, former Chilean diplomat and professor at the Pardee School of Global Studies, argues that the Trump administration’s hard-line approach toward Latin America is reshaping the region’s geopolitical landscape—while…
Heine Talks What’s Next for Venezuela Under Rodríguez’s Leadership
Ambassador Jorge Heine, former Chilean diplomat and professor at the Pardee School of Global Studies, offered a cautious assessment of Venezuela’s uncertain political moment in a recent interview for CNN International. Commenting ahead of an address by acting president Delcy Rodríguez, Heine predicted she would emphasize continuity and stability, pointing to modest economic recovery, rising…
Heine Warns of a Dangerous Break with the Rules-Based Order on CBC
On January 6, 2026, Ambassador Jorge Heine, former Chilean diplomat and professor at the Pardee School of Global Studies spoke to Matt Galloway of CBC/Radio-Canada for the show The Current. In this discussion, Heine offered a stark assessment of the international order in the wake of the U.S. military operation in Venezuela. He argued that the…
Heine Talks Active Non-Alignment on The Fletcher Forum Podcast
In December 2025, Ambassador Jorge Heine, former Chilean diplomat and professor at the Pardee School of Global Studies was interviewed by the Fletcher Forum Podcast to discuss his piece titled, Which Way The World Order? A Rising South, A Fractured West, And The Path Ahead. The article sheds light on Heine’s research on “Active Non-Alignment”; which…
Heine Quoted on Venezuela’s Precedent and Reshaping Global Politics
In a POLITICO article titled After Venezuela operation, Trump says the whole hemisphere is in play, Jorge Heine, former Chilean ambassador and professor at Boston University’s Pardee School of Global Studies, was cited. The authors, Eli Stokols and Daniella Cheslow, covered how the Trump administration’s seizure of Venezuela’s president and its declaration that “the whole hemisphere…
Heine on Chile’s Political Turn: A Historic Rightward Shift and Its Economic Stakes
In a featured Q&A titled What Will a New Right-Wing Gov’t Mean for Chile? in part of the Latin America Advisor, Jorge Heine, former Chilean cabinet minister and professor at Boston University’s Pardee School of Global Studies, characterizes José Antonio Kast’s decisive presidential victory as a historic turning point in Chilean politics. Kast won more…
Heine on the “Unpredictable” Future the U.S. Intervention of Venezuela Holds
In his analysis titled ‘Running Venezuela’? Hegemony is one thing, dominance is another published by Responsible Statecraft on Jan. 6, 2026, Ambassador Jorge Heine argues that the United States’ bombing of Caracas, the port of La Guaira, and surrounding regions—along with the forcible removal of President Nicolás Maduro and his wife—marks a historic escalation in U.S.–Latin…
Heine on U.S.’s Venezuelan Intervention and Where to go from here
Jorge Heine was interviewed by CGTN Europe to unpack the recent United States military action on Venezuela, the removal of President Maduro, and respond to President Trump’s proclamation that the US will run Venezuela. Heine shared his skepticism for a straight-forward exchange of power. While the US was successful in removing President Maduro as the…
Heine’s Take on the “Donroe Doctrine”
Ishaan Tharoor’s column for the Washington Post titled The year of the ‘Donroe Doctrine’, published December 31, 2026, quoted Ambassador Jorge Heine reflecting on the Monroe Doctrine’s resurgence in contemporary United States’ relations to Latin America. The article argues that President Trump’s second-term Latin America policy, the so-called “Donroe Doctrine”, revives the language of the…
Heine on the Power of Latin America Amid US-Venezuela Tensions for CGTN
In a panel discussion for DIALOGUE–CGTN shared on December 23, 2025, Ambassador Jorge Heine investigated the Trump administration’s reasons behind heightening tensions with Venezuela and its path towards a serious military confrontation. Heine was joined by Professor Jiang Shixue, Director of the Center for Latin American Studies at Shanghai University; Ben Norton, Editor-in-Chief of the…
Heine on Chile’s Rightward Turn and the Risks of Choosing Sides
In a reflection for Responsible Statecraft titled Trump shouldn’t overplay his hand with Chile’s new president, Ambassador Jorge Heine examines the regional and international implications of José Antonio Kast’s election as Chile’s next president. He argues that while his victory aligns neatly with the Trump administration’s hemispheric agenda, it presents significant challenges for Chile’s long-standing foreign policy…
Boston Globe Cites Heine on the Seizure of Venezuelan Tanker
Journalist Camille Bugayong and Correspondent Rita Chandler co-authored an article for the Boston Globe titled Lawmakers, experts warn of ‘uncharted waters’ as US reportedly seizes Venezuelan tanker, on December 10, 2025, citing Ambassador Jorge Heine’s take on what the seizure means for rising US-Venezuelan tensions. The article responds President Trump’s declaration that the US has…
Heine Examines Risks of the New “Trump Corollary” to the Monroe Doctrine
Ambassador Jorge Heine’s most recent analysis titled, Trump’s ‘Monroe Doctrine 2.0’ completely misreads Latin America, was published by Responsible Statecraft on December 9, 2025. Throughout the piece, Heine highlights the significant implications of the Trump administration’s new “Trump Corollary” to the Monroe Doctrine. This initiative has been featured prominently in the 2025 National Security Strategy…
Heine on Trump’s Pardon of Former Honduran President Exposing U.S. Policy Contradictions
On December 5, 2025, Ambassador Jorge Heine’s recent analysis titled, Debunking Trump’s ‘Drug War’ Narrative on Venezuela, was published by The Wire-India. The article highlights the far-reaching implications of President Donald Trump’s decision to pardon former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernández, who had been serving a 45-year sentence in the United States for trafficking hundreds…
Heine on the U.S. Airspace Ban in Venezuela and Where it May Lead
Ambassador Jorge Heine was interviewed by Marianne Dimain for CBC/Radio-Canada on November 29, 2025, to speak on the persisting tensions between the United States and Venezuela. This conversation occurred shortly after an announcement from President Trump, declaring the airspace near Venezuela is closed for all travel. Tensions have been rising as the US have ramped…