Conflicts in Latin America

This session is proudly organized in collaboration with the SDG16 Hub

This panel analyzes contemporary conflicts in Latin America with a focus on political polarization, governance crises, territorial disputes, and structural inequality, examining how state responses and public policies shape conflict escalation or mitigation. Drawing on comparative cases, panelists assess the effectiveness of conflict management,, social, and institutional reforms in addressing violence, social unrest, and democratic erosion. The discussion highlights policy-relevant lessons for conflict prevention, governance reform, and sustainable peace in the region.

Panelists: 

• Dr. Adriana Salcedo (Associate Professor, Department of Peace and Conflict Studies)
• Dr. Maurício Vieira (Head Chair on Countering Illicit Trade and Preventing Transnational Organized Crime) and 
• Dr. Juan Carlos Sainz-Borgo (Vice Rector)
• Karina Korostelina, Professor, Director of the Sustainable Peace Lab, Carter School 
• Dr Alejandro Posada Téllez, DPhil candidate, Oxford University