Jorge Heine

CIGI Distinguished Fellow and Chair of Global Governance

An accomplished politician, diplomat, academic and public policy expert, Jorge Heine is a CIGI distinguished fellow and chair of global governance at the Balsillie School of International Affairs. He does research at both institutions and is a prolific commentator on international issues, with pieces published in newspapers across five continents.

Jorge Heine, In the News

Friday, June 7, 2013

Xi: Strengthen trade links with Mexico

Zhu Zhe, Zhang Yuwei, and Chen Weihua
China Daily USA

Jorge Heine, CIGI distinguished fellow and chair of global governance, discusses China-Mexico relations as President Xi Jinpin makes a state visit to Mexico. Commenting that China should investment more in Mexico, he also says that key challenge for Mexico is diversifying its export basket to China.

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Is Chile's Economy too Reliant on Copper Exports?

Latin America Advisor, Inter-American Dialogue

This is an indictment of a market-driven approach that has refused to channel the considerable earnings derived from copper into an innovative industrial policy that would diversify Chile's economic matrix," says CIGI Distinguished Fellow Jorge Heine, commenting on the country's reliance on copper exports as the main driver of its economy.

Monday, May 6, 2013

Are we seeing the end of diplomacy?

United Nations University

Are we seeing the end of diplomacy? With the recent publication of the Oxford Handbook of Modern Diplomacy, United Nations University Rector David M. Malone hosted the book's co-editor, CIGI Distinguished Fellow Jorge Heine and Sadaaki Numata, Japan's former Ambassador to Pakistan and Canada, to discuss this and other critical questions before an audience that included a number of representatives of the diplomatic community in Japan.

Friday, April 26, 2013

Haiti: What Can Be Done?

Anthony P. Maingot
Latin American Research Review

Anthony P. Maingot, Professor Emeritus of Sociology and Anthropology at Florida International University, reviews Fixing Haiti: MINUSTAH and Beyond, which is edited by CIGI Distinguished Fellow Jorge Heine and BISA Assistant Professor Andrew S. Thompson.

Friday, April 5, 2013

Is Bachelet a Shoo-in for Another Presidential Term in Chile?

Latin America Advisor, Inter-American Dialogue

In an interview about former Chilean President Michelle Bachelet's announcement that she would run again for the country's presidency, CIGI Chair of Global Governance Jorge Heine comments that "polls indicate that if the elections were held today, Bachelet would win comfortably, but her election is not a shoo-in."

Tuesday, March 12, 2013

What Is the Future of Relations Between Chile and Bolivia?

Latin America Advisor, Inter-American Dialogue

"An ambitious cooperation program by Chile's Agencia de Cooperación Internacional to build infrastructure projects in Bolivia and to provide a significant number of graduate scholarships for Bolivian university students in Chile would be one way to make progress," says Jorge Heine. The CIGI distinguished fellow and chair of global governance comments on Chile-Bolivia relations in a recent interview with the Latin America Advisor.

Sunday, March 10, 2013

Foreign expert warns about diplomatic postings

Julien Neaves
Daily Express -- Trinidad

CIGI Distinguished Fellow Jorge Heine refers to political appointments to a country's foreign service as "long-standing issue" with "strong arguments on both sides."

Friday, March 1, 2013

La Nueva India -- interview

Ricardo Vanella
Clase Ejecutiva (Radio Palermo)

CIGI Distinguished Fellow Jorge Heine discusses his recent book La Nueva India (El Mercurio/Aguilar, 2012).

Friday, February 22, 2013

US-EU trade deal?

Ricardo Vanella
Programa Clase Ejecutiva Radio

CIGI Distinguished Fellow Jorge Heine discusses the prospects of US-EU free trade agreement.

Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Where Do Trade Ties Between India and Latin America Stand?

Latin America Advisor, Inter-American Dialogue

In an interview with the Latin America Advisor, CIGI Distinguished Fellow and Chair of Global Governance Jorge Heine comments on the trade ties between India and Latin America. He argues, "Despite the distance, there are significant complementarities between the Southern Cone economies and the Indian one."