Dr. Alvaro Mendez is the co-founder of the LSE Global South Unit. He is a Senior Research Fellow at the LSE; Research Associate, University of Bristol; and a former editor of Millennium-Journal of International Studies at the LSE. Dr. Mendez has also taught at the University of Shanghai, the Singapore Institute of Management, Universidad Torcuato di Tella in Buenos Aires, and Universidad del Pacifico in Lima, Peru. He won the 2003-2004 Departmental Teaching Prize in recognition of his contribution to teaching International Relations at the LSE. He is the co-author of UN Security Council Reform and the Challenge of South Representation (SAIIA 2009). He is regularly called upon to contribute to research conferences and the press his insights on the emergence of Latin America as an important actor in world politics. A monograph about US Foreign Policy in Latin America is forthcoming in 2016 with Routledge. He is currently co-authoring a major study on the foreign relations of Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Chile, Peru and Mexico with respect to China.
His most recent publications include:
Mendez, A. & R. Bizwas (2016), The Long Crisis Facing Emerging Markets: A Roadmap for Policy Reforms. LSE Global South Unit Policy Brief No. 1/2016, ISSN 2361-765X.
Mendez, A. & J. Junbo (2015), Change and Continuity in Chinese Foreign Policy: China’s Engagement in the Libyan Civil War as a Case Study. LSE Global South Unit Working Paper No. 5/2015, ISSN 2057-1461.
His most recent media appearances include:
Radio & Television:
Radio Francia Internacional (11 July 2016) ‘Theresa May, a un paso de ser la primera ministra del Brexit’. The interview can be found here.
NTN 24(15 January 2016): ‘Hay panorama de crisis grande en América Latina’. The video can be found here.
Print Media:
El Correo (20 August, 2016). Gobierno actual puede traer grandes beneficios al país. The article can be found here.
El Peruano (15 August, 2016): Habrá más oportunidades para atraer inversiones. The article can be found here.
Agencia Andina de Noticias (14 August, 2016): Brexit abre "ventana" para atraer capitales del Reino Unido al Perú. The article can be found here.
Revista Gestión (11 August 2016): ¿Qué necesita el Perú para diversificar sus exportaciones? The article can be found here.
El Tiempo (13 July 2016): Las primeras e irritantes decisiones de Theresa May en Reino Unido. The article can be found here.
El Comercio (09 May 2016): Transformación de China trae una oportunidad para el Perú. The article can be found here.
El País (13 January 2016): Debemos generar modelos alternativos de gobernanza. The editorial can be found here.
El Comercio (12 January 2016): Hay nuevos poderes en el mundo que deben tener voz y voto.The article can be found here.