Nicolas Albertoni is a professor at the Universidad Católica del Uruguay and Research Associate at The Security and Political Economy (SPEC) Lab at the University of Southern California, where he is pursuing a Ph.D. in Political Science and International Relations. His research broadly engages questions in international political economy and comparative politics with an emphasis on Latin America trade policymaking and economic integration. He has published three books about South American regional integration with a focus on the Southern Cone. He holds a Master’s degree in Economics from USC, and a Master’s in Latin American Studies from Georgetown University.