Christopher Sabatini
Dr. Christopher Sabatini is a Senior Fellow for Latin America at Chatham House, former Senior Lecturer in Practice at the London School of Economics' School of Public Policy, and former Lecturer in Discipline in the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University. Sabatini is a recognized expert in democratization and human rights, U.S. foreign policy, economic development, social inclusion, resource extraction, and community rights. He is the Founder and former Editor-in-Chief of Americas Quarterly, former Director of Global Americans, and former Senior Director of Policy at the Americas Society and Council of the Americas. Sabatini is a frequent contributor to policy journals and newspapers and appears in the media and on panels on issues related to Latin America and foreign policy. He has testified multiple times before the US Senate and the US House of Representatives.
Christopher Sabatini Professional Experience / Academic History
Professional Experience
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Senior Research Fellow for the Latin America, US, and the Americas Program
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Lecturer, School of International and Public Affairs
Academic History
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Ph.D., Comparative Government and International Relations
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B.S., Political Science and Government
CURRENT AFFILIATIONS
Senior Research Fellow, Chatham House
Executive Director, Global Americans
Advisory Board, Harvard University’s LASPAU
Advisory Committee, Human Rights Watch's Americas Division
Advisory Committee, Inter-American Foundation
EARLY CAREER
In 2015, Chris founded and directed a new research non-profit, Global Americas and edited its news and opinion website.
Before that, he was a Senior Director of Policy at the Americas Society and Council of the Americas and the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of the hemispheric policy magazine, Americas Quarterly.
At Americas Quarterly, he chaired the organization’s rule of law and Cuba working groups.
Before that, he was Director for Latin America and the Caribbean at the National Endowment for Democracy, and a Diplomacy Fellow with the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
He worked at the U.S. Agency for International Development’s Center for Democracy and Governance.
MEDIA & APPEARANCES
Sabatini is a frequent contributor to policy journals and newspapers and appears in the media and on panels on issues related to Latin America and foreign policy.
He provides regular interviews for major media outlets.
He has appeared as a guest on Real Vision.