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The Latin American Research Centre and the School of Public Policy hosted a roundtable event on inter-American relations in the age of Trump at the Downtown Campus on March 3.

LARC Director, Pablo Policzer, will lead a discussion following the screening of the documentary Shadow World as part of the Marda Loop Justice Film Fest justREEL series on March 14. 

LARC Fellow Dr. Eugene Beaulieu's article  "President Trump Should Not Renegotiate NAFTA" in the New York Times discusses the risks of renegotiating the agreement.

Long-time LARC Fellows Dr. Kathryn Reese-Taylor  (Dept. of Anthropology & Archaeology) and Dr. Hendrik Kraay (Dept. of History) discuss current research projects. 

In collaboration with pazinmotion.org, LARC hosted the screening of the documentary Chocolate de paz/Chocolate of Peace (Colombia, 2016) by directors Gwen Burnyeat and Pablo Mejía Trujillo.

Mexico Days 2016 concluded with a film screening and visit by Director Emilio Maillé.

LARC Advisory Board Member Karina Briño, President & CEO of the Mining Association of BC, was named one of Canada's "100 most powerful women" by the Women's Executive Network. 

Mexico Days was celebrated with several exciting events on campus. 

Dr. Harrie Vredenburg publishes on the Caribbean's renewable energy landscape and the challenges faced by the region.

LARC Fellow and Former Director Dr. Stephen Randall speaks on the 'Global Exchange' Podcast on the recent Colombian peace deal and the failed referendum that followed.

The LARC Ideas Group encourages collaborative innovation across disciplines. Applications due Oct 28, 2016. 

On Sept 15, LARC filmed an information session on the upcoming plebiscite in Colombia. On October 2nd, Colombians will decide whether to approve or reject the historic peace accord between the Colombian Government and the FARC guerrilla group to end half a century of conflict. 

Long-time LARC Fellow Raj Rangayyan, Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, has been named New Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.