Senior Fellow and Director, Latin America Initiative, Brookings Institution
Harold Trinkunas is the Charles W. Robinson Chair and senior fellow and director of the Latin America Initiative in the Foreign Policy program at The Brookings Institution. His research focuses on Latin American politics, particularly on issues related to foreign policy, governance, and security.
Trinkunas is the author of Crafting Civilian Control of the Military in Venezuela.” He was born in Maracaibo and raised in Caracas, Venezuela.