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Request QuoteWilliam Booth is a historian of twentieth century Latin America with a particular focus on Mexico and U.S.-Latin American relations. His research largely focuses on socialism and communism in the Americas, on radical transnational networks, and on the historiography of the Cold War. He has taught at Warwick, Oxford, LSE and Johns Hopkins SAIS as well as previously having taught at UCL History and most recently at the Institute of the Americas.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken paid an unusual Christmas week visit to Mexico City as the rival Republican Party presses Biden for a migration crackdown in return for agreeing in Congress to one of his key priorities -- support for Ukraine. For more on this, FRANCE 24 spoke to Dr William Booth, lecturer in Latin American History.
Argentina has announced a sharp devaluation of its currency and cuts to energy and transportation subsidies. The peso is being devalued by 50% against the US dollar. New president Javier Milei's move is part of a set of “shock measures” aimed at reviving the country's crumbling economy and tackling triple-digit inflation. William Booth, a lecturer in Latin American history at University College London, weighs in.
"My students want UCL to divest from violence. Here's why I support them" A lecturer at University College London (UCL) explains why Gaza solidarity is growing on his campus, and where to go from here.
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