Associate Professor of Political Science at Amherst College, Javier Corrales authored or co-authored "U.S.-Venezuela Relations since the 1990s: Coping with Midlevel Security Threats", "Dragon in the Tropics: Hugo Chávez and the Political Economy of Revolution in Venezuela" and "Presidents Without Parties", edited "The Politics of Sexuality in Latin America" and is a contributor to The Huffington Post. His research has been published in academic journals such as Comparative Politics, World Development, Political Science Quarterly, World Policy Journal, Latin American Politics and Society, Latin American Research Review, Current History, and Foreign Policy. He serves on the editorial board of Latin American Politics and Society.