FRANCISCO ROJAS ARAVENA

Mr. Rojas is Director, Latin American Faculty of Social Science, Chile.  He is a master in Political Sciences, specialist in international relations and international security, Director of FLACSO-Chile.  Mr. Rojas is Director of the International Relations and Military Studies Area of the Faculty and Co-Director of the Program Peace and Security in the Americas.  He is a Professor at the University of Stanford in Santiago and adjunct professor at San Diego State University.  He has been a Professor in international relations, international security and international negotiation in diverse Universities in Latin America and Spain.  Mr. Rojas was a Fulbright visiting Professor at the Latin American and Caribbean Center at Florida International University, Miami. He has also been an adviser and consultant for different international organizations and regional governments.  He is Director of the review Fuerzas Armadas y Sociedad.  Mr. Rojas is also a member of the Editorial Commission of the review Estudios Internacionales of Guatemala and the Journal of Interamerican Studies and World Affairs, University of Miami.  He is a member of the editorial Committee of Diplomacia.  He is an author and editor of several books and his most recent publications are: “Cooperación y seguridad internacional en las Américas” (Nueva Sociedad/P&SA, Caracas, 1999); “Argentina, Brasil y Chile: integración y seguridad” (Nueva Sociedad/FLACSO-Chile, Caracas,1999); “Globalización, América Latina y diplomacia de Cumbres” (FLACSO-Chile, 1998).  His articles have been published in specialized magazines from different countries. He has been Professor at the Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica and Director of the newsletter Relaciones Internacionales of the same University.  He has also been a visiting Professor of the Latin American and Caribbean Center at Florida International University of Miami.