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In her review of "America, América," ieva jusionyte assesses Greg Grandin's key argument: "A lone, expansionist United States pitted against a collective of sovereign American nations—this rivalry has played a key role in creating the modern world." lareviewofbooks.org/article/the-di…

"The moral center of gravity of Grandin’s book is tilted towards Latin America. It is the lesserknown story, and one that offers crucial insights to the United States and the wider world." ieva jusionyte reviews "America, América: A New History of the New World." lareviewofbooks.org/article/the-di…

Congratulations to ieva jusionyte on receiving a Richard B. Salomon Faculty Research Award in social sciences for her project, “Extradition: Can Justice Be Exported?”—awarded by Brown University’s Office of the Vice President for Research. ow.ly/bNhM50VH50L

New book from University of California Press (is on Bluesky) series in #publicanthropology! Drawing on a decade of ethnographic fieldwork Nadia El-Shaarawi recounts Iraqis' experiences of the 2003 invasion and the violence and displacement that followed. Congratulations, Nadia!

Tomorrow, April 30, I will be in conversation with Kenneth Roth about his new book. Event is free and open to the public Watson Institute Center for Human Rights and Humanitarian Studies

Mohsen Mahdawi, an organizer of the pro-Palestinian movement at Columbia University, was freed from federal custody. Trump officials seek to rescind his green card. A federal judge drew parallels to McCarthyism, saying it was “not our proudest moment.” nytimes.com/2025/04/30/nyr…

🚨 NEW: We just launched Disappeared in America — a living archive of the people swept up in Trump’s mass deportation dragnet in just 100 days. From cancer patients to U.S. citizens, no one is safe. 📲 Share the site + stories: disappearedinamerica.com

#NewAnalysis | How Corruption Fuels Arms Diversion in Latin America. bit.ly/3EJZL9Q

Congratulations to my dear friend, brilliant historian, writer and journalist Rachel Nolan whose book UNTIL I FIND YOU has been selected as the finalist for The Pulitzer Prizes in general nonfiction!

The Mass Center for the Book Awards recently named #ExitWoundsBook to its 2025 nonfiction longlist, recognizing author ieva jusionyte’s powerful examination of gun trafficking across the U.S.-Mexico border. ow.ly/zsix50VLsI9

🧵NEW Report. In "Crushed Dreams," we document the first impacts of the Trump administration on migrants at the US-Mexico border and Mexico. Through 50+ interviews and focus groups with humanitarian workers, we shed light on six key impacts and provide urgent recommendations.

Looks like Golfo de México is alright

Righting Wrongs: Three Decades on the Front Lines Battling Abusive Governments — Kenneth Roth, former head of Human Rights Watch, in conversation with ieva jusionyte about his book Righting Wrongs. Co-sponsored by Center for Human Rights and Humanitarian Studies. (VIDEO) ow.ly/EkkT50VQ5Bb

There you go, a woman in Texas who engaged in firearms trafficking is charged with providing material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization - CJNG. She is a Mexican national, but many involved in gun smuggling are US citizens.

Each year, 135,000 guns flow from the U.S. to Mexico, fueling cartel violence, drug trade, and border migration. With strict gun laws in Mexico, traffickers exploit looser U.S. laws. Our investigation reveals the scale of the crisis: buff.ly/raPzRSv

Gracias LASA MEXICO Latin American Studies Association (LASA) #ExitWoundsBook University of California Press (is on Bluesky)