Global Affairs: Listen, Learn, Engage

Formerly known as: Foreign Policy Discussion Group The Global Affairs Forum brings together scholars, policymakers, and experienced professionals to explore important issues shaping the world today. Each session features a guest speaker who offers insight into a critical global topic, explaining what is at stake, why it matters, and the choices facing policymakers and the public. Q&A to follow. "Rightward Drift in Latin America" John Twichell is a Ph.D. (University of Miami, 2015) and Senior Lecturer in the College of Arts & Sciences at the University of Miami, where he instructs undergraduate courses in International Studies, Latin American Studies, and Political Science. His course offerings are in the areas of international relations, comparative politics, and research methods. A keen enthusiast of politics, Dr. Twichell previously served as a writer and editor for the Center for Hemispheric Policy at the University of Miami (2008-2013), where he contributed to numerous publications on issues of domestic and foreign policy that confront countries in the Western hemisphere. He is now a regular contributor of political analysis to University of Miami News. Administratively, Dr. Twichell presently serves the College of Arts & Sciences as Director of Latin American Studies, overseeing student advising, curriculum development, enrollment management, and other forms of programming.