Name: Peter Smith
Distinguished Professor, Political Science; Simon Bolivar Professor of Latin American Studies
Ph.D., Columbia University, 1966

Field of Expertise: Smith is an expert on U.S.-Latin American relations, including such issues as drug trafficking, free trade, and Bush administration policy since 9/11; on Latin American foreign policy; and on contemporary processes of democratization in Latin America, with special attention to the quality of democracy throughout the region.
Region of Interest: Latin America
Media Interview Topics: Peter Smith can provide commentary on U.S.-Latin American relations, including such issues as drug trafficking, free trade, and Bush administration policy since 9/11; on Latin American foreign policy; and on contemporary processes of democratization in Latin America, with special attention to the quality of democracy throughout the region.

Selected Publications:

• Talons of the Eagle: Latin America, the United States, and the World, third revised edition. New York: Oxford University Press, 2008.
• Democracy in Latin America: Political Change in Comparative Perspective. New York: Oxford University Press, 2005.
• With Jennifer L. Troutner, and Christine Hunefeldt, eds. Promises of Empowerment. Women in Asia and Latin America. New York: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2004.