About

I am an Assistant Professor at the University of Chile’s Institute of International Studies (IEI-UChile), where I conduct research and teach International Relations, Foreign Policy Analysis, and Chile’s foreign affairs. Since July 2025, I have been Head of the University of Chile’s Bachelor’s Program in International Studies.

I co-run the Chilean Foreign Policy Study Group with students from the Institute, creating a collaborative space to explore, share, and critically discuss academic research on Chile’s international relations.

Since August 2026, I coordinate the Asociación Latinoamericana de Ciencia Política ALACIP’s International Relations Research Group.

I currently serve as Secretary General of the Foro Permanente de Política Exterior.

I hold a PhD in Politics and International Studies (University of Warwick) and an MSc in International Relations (London School of Economics and Political Science).

My research interests include status hierarchies in world politics (especially Global South small states), the relationship between the state, society, and elites in the realm of foreign policy, Latin American foreign policies, U.S.-Latin American relations, and theories of International Relations.

From a theoretical standpoint, I am interested in ideational approaches to International Relations theory and Foreign Policy Analysis, with focus on the connection between the international and domestic levels, international status, and foreign policy narratives.

My policy experience includes serving as a special advisor at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Chile (2023-2025) and as a member of that institution’s Foreign Policy Council (current). I previously worked as an analyst at Chile’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (2015-2016) and Ministry of Defence (2017-2018). Also, between May and December 2022, I served as Executive Director of Nueva Política Exterior. Until July 2023, I was a Board Member of the same think tank.

See my Publications.

Prizes and grants

Claudia Castañeda Prize for Best Published Book (2025)
The Chilean Political Science Association (ACCP) recognised Chile’s Struggles for International Status and Domestic Legitimacy: Standing at the Liberal Order’s Edge as the best published book of the year, awarding it the Claudia Castañeda Prize in December 2025.

Shirin M. Rai Prize for Best Doctoral Dissertation in International Relations (2024)
Nominated by Warwick’s Department of Politics and International Studies, my doctoral thesis received the Shirin M. Rai Prize from the UK’s Political Studies Association in March 2024.

Society for Latin American Studies Research Support Grant (2022)
A Postgraduate and Post-Doctoral Research Support Grant from the UK’s Society for Latin American Studies paid for my archival work at the Rockefeller Archive Center in New York, where I went through records on the transformation of Chile–US relations.

IFirst Prize, 4th Young Researchers Competition, Alberto Hurtado University (2013)
Together with Owana Elizalde and Maximiliano Prieto, I won first prize in the Faculty of Social Sciences’ competition for our project “El consenso en torno a la política exterior chilena: una aproximación desde la Teoría Fundamentada” (“Chilean Foreign Policy Consensus: A Grounded Theory Approach”).

First Prize, “Ambassador Jorge Berguño Barnes” Essay Competition (2012)
My essay on Chilean foreign policy won first prize in this national competition, organised by the Association of Career Diplomats (ADICA) and the Institute for Advanced Studies at the University of Santiago (IDEA-USACH).

Research

Status in world politics

Foreign policy consensus

US-Chile relations

Research Fellowships

During my doctoral studies, I conducted research stays at the following institutions:

  • March – April 2023: Institute of International Studies at the University of Chile.
  • May 2023: Institute of Advanced Studies at the University of Santiago de Chile.

Research Assistant

  • 2013: Regular Project No. 1110820. «A World in Crisis: The Case of Relations between Chile and Japan, 1930-1973». Principal Investigator: Dr. César Ross.
  • 2016: FONDECYT Project No. 1140244 «Chile and Japan, 1990-2007: From Strategic Alliance to Free Trade». Principal Investigator: Dr. César Ross.
  • 2013-2015: ANILLOS-CONICYT SOC1109 Project. «Transborder Relations between Bolivia and Chile: Paradiplomacy and Social Practices, 1904-2004». Arturo Prat University/University of Santiago de Chile.

Teaching and higher education administration

Since July 2025, I have been Head of the University of Chile’s Bachelor’s Program in International Studies.

Modules Taught:

  • Chilean Foreign Policy – University of Chile’s MA International Studies (graduate)
  • Foreign Policy Analysis – University of Chile’s BA International Studies (undergraduate)
  • Foreign Policy Analysis I (substitute) – University of Chile’s MA International Studies (graduate)

Policy and advisory experience

  • Member of the Foreign Policy Council. Advisory body to the Minister of Foreign Affairs (Chile) (current position)
  • Special Advisor. Office of the Minister of Foreign Affairs (Chile) (2024 – 2025)
  • Special Advisor. Office of the Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs (Chile) (2023 – 2024)
  • Policy Analyst. Plans and Policies Division of the Undersecretary of Defense (Chile) (2017-2018)
  • Foreign Policy Analyst. Strategic Planning Directorate of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Chile) (2015-2016)

Scholarship

  • Chile Scholarship for Doctoral Studies Abroad. Awarded by the National Agency for Research and Development (ANID). MPhil/PhD Program in Politics and International Studies, University of Warwick (United Kingdom). 2018 Call.
  • Chile Scholarship for Master’s Studies Abroad. Awarded by the National Agency for Research and Development (ANID). MSc International Relations (Research) Program, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) (United Kingdom). 2015 Call.

Academic degrees

  • PhD Politics and International Studies. The University of Warwick (2019-2023). Supervisors: Tom Long and Christopher Browning. Thesis approved witthout corrections.
  • MSc International Relations (Research). The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) (2017).
  • BA Political Science and International Relations. Alberto Hurtado University (2013).

Memberships

  • International Studies Association (ISA)
  • Chile’s Political Science Association (ACCP)
  • Latin American Political Science Association (ALACIP)