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As Venezuela’s political instability and humanitarian crisis intensify, the situation is once again raising urgent questions for the international community — and for Canada. From diplomatic pressure and multilateral paralysis to regional instability and U.S. foreign policy shifts, the crisis has direct implications for Canada’s foreign policy, security interests, and role on the global stage.

Queen’s University experts are available to provide timely analysis and national perspective for Canadian audiences:

Jane Boulden
Professor, Political Studies
UN Security Council | Multilateral Crisis Response

• Why the UN Security Council has struggled to act on Venezuela

• How veto politics and great-power rivalry are shaping outcomes

• What international institutions can — and cannot — do in prolonged political crises

David Detomasi
Smith School of Business
Oil markets

• What it means to Canada's exports

• Geopolitical competition for oil

Karen Dubinsky
Professor, History
Canada–Cuba Relations | Regional Dynamics

• How instability in Venezuela is affecting regional diplomacy

• What Canada’s relationship with Cuba reveals about its broader Latin America strategy

Christian Leuprecht
Professor, Political Studies
U.S. Foreign Policy | Trump Presidency

• How U.S. policy toward Venezuela is evolving

• Historical context behind Washington’s approach

• What a second Trump presidency could mean for the region and for Canada–U.S. relations

The Honourable Bob Rae
Matthews Faculty Fellow in Global Public Policy
Canadian Foreign Policy | Diplomacy

• The challenges facing Canada’s foreign policy in Latin America

• Balancing diplomacy, multilateralism, and relations with the United States

• Where Canada has influence — and where it does not

To arrange interviews

Julie Brown
Media Relations Manager, Queen’s University
brown.julie@queensu.ca
343-363-2763