Renata Keller
@renatakeller.bsky.social
https://www.renata-keller.com/
Assoc Prof of Latin American History, UNR. Author of *The Fate of the Americas: The Cuban Missile Crisis and the Hemispheric Cold War* and *Mexico’s Cold War*. Co-editor of InterConnections book series at UNC.
Assoc Prof of Latin American History, UNR. Author of *The Fate of the Americas: The Cuban Missile Crisis and the Hemispheric Cold War* and *Mexico’s Cold War*. Co-editor of InterConnections book series at UNC.
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I think Trump improvised his statement about "running" Venezuela and now Rubio et al have to work out language. It was always about controlling oil, and having a friendly government in power (even if they are protesting).
BREAKING: The U.S. won’t govern Venezuela, but will press changes through an oil blockade, Rubio says, after Trump claims of running the country.
Venezuela live updates: Uncertainty and legal questions remain after US captures Maduro
The Trump administration’s capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and claims that it will “run” the country are raising stark new questions about the legality of the U.S. actions and its future operations in the South American nation.
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January 4, 2026 at 5:57 PM
I think Trump improvised his statement about "running" Venezuela and now Rubio et al have to work out language. It was always about controlling oil, and having a friendly government in power (even if they are protesting).
Looking to understand the long history behind the US attack on Venezuela? Here are a few introductory-level reading recommendations from a professor and historian of US-Latin American Relations: (1/5)
🗃️ #history
1. Kyle Longley's "In the Eagle's Shadow: The United States and Latin America"
🗃️ #history
1. Kyle Longley's "In the Eagle's Shadow: The United States and Latin America"
January 4, 2026 at 5:20 PM
Looking to understand the long history behind the US attack on Venezuela? Here are a few introductory-level reading recommendations from a professor and historian of US-Latin American Relations: (1/5)
🗃️ #history
1. Kyle Longley's "In the Eagle's Shadow: The United States and Latin America"
🗃️ #history
1. Kyle Longley's "In the Eagle's Shadow: The United States and Latin America"
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For those trying to make sense of the underlying ideas & motivations at work here, in the history of US foreign relations ideology, unilateralism + interventionism have been core components of isolationism along with Monroe Doctrine justification to use force + assert influence in the hemisphere.🗃️
January 3, 2026 at 6:47 PM
For those trying to make sense of the underlying ideas & motivations at work here, in the history of US foreign relations ideology, unilateralism + interventionism have been core components of isolationism along with Monroe Doctrine justification to use force + assert influence in the hemisphere.🗃️
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For anyone looking to read up on the long history of U.S. unilateralism in Latin America -- and how it is inseparable from the history of the United States itself -- one of the books I use in the classroom is Brian Loveman's NO HIGHER LAW. It's dense & encyclopedic, but exhaustive & judicious.
January 3, 2026 at 7:04 PM
For anyone looking to read up on the long history of U.S. unilateralism in Latin America -- and how it is inseparable from the history of the United States itself -- one of the books I use in the classroom is Brian Loveman's NO HIGHER LAW. It's dense & encyclopedic, but exhaustive & judicious.
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History rhymes: 1902-3 Venezuela crisis, 1904 Roosevelt Corollary, 1905 US unilateral interventions (e.g., warships, marines in the DR). US as unwanted, unelected "World Constable"🗃️
January 3, 2026 at 7:15 PM
History rhymes: 1902-3 Venezuela crisis, 1904 Roosevelt Corollary, 1905 US unilateral interventions (e.g., warships, marines in the DR). US as unwanted, unelected "World Constable"🗃️
Following and reposting for ideas for my own grad research seminar!
I am looking for examples of well-structured 20th century US history articles, ideally written by junior scholars, ideally something to which my MA research seminar participants can aspire? Something where a bunch of the research could have been done in a semester?
January 2, 2026 at 9:39 PM
Following and reposting for ideas for my own grad research seminar!
Spending the last day of 2025 giving myself PTSD by prepping a course that I taught for the one and only time in Spring 2020
a cartoon dog is sitting at a table with a cup of coffee in front of a fire with the words this is fine .
Alt: a cartoon dog is sitting at a table with a cup of coffee in front of a fire with the words this is fine
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December 31, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Spending the last day of 2025 giving myself PTSD by prepping a course that I taught for the one and only time in Spring 2020
Wow, I'm in some great company! Just ordered Death of the Author--thanks for the rec, @nathankfinney.com!
It wasn’t a banner year for reading, but it was eclectic. Aiming for twice as many in 2026.
If I could recommend only one, it’s definitely “Death of the Author” by @nnedi.bsky.social. Her books are imaginative, innovative, and thoughtful.
If I could recommend only one, it’s definitely “Death of the Author” by @nnedi.bsky.social. Her books are imaginative, innovative, and thoughtful.
December 30, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Wow, I'm in some great company! Just ordered Death of the Author--thanks for the rec, @nathankfinney.com!
Yay!! Hope you enjoy it!
New book finally in hand. I’ve been looking forward to reading this by @renatakeller.bsky.social.
December 30, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Yay!! Hope you enjoy it!
My parents are getting ready for my visit 😂
December 21, 2025 at 8:26 PM
My parents are getting ready for my visit 😂
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Absolutely right.
AI might be able to summarize (poorly) what we currently know, but a major goal of historical research is to find the hidden surprises out there.
Let me illustrate …
AI might be able to summarize (poorly) what we currently know, but a major goal of historical research is to find the hidden surprises out there.
Let me illustrate …
Not a historian but like to research. The AI might summarize what I'm looking for, but it doesn't find what I'm *not* looking for. The book on the shelf next to the one I wanted. The insight in chapter 6 based on the quote I needed from chapter 4.
December 21, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Absolutely right.
AI might be able to summarize (poorly) what we currently know, but a major goal of historical research is to find the hidden surprises out there.
Let me illustrate …
AI might be able to summarize (poorly) what we currently know, but a major goal of historical research is to find the hidden surprises out there.
Let me illustrate …
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I'm always happy to purchase a Rick Steves guide, even if I never end up making the trip. The entire spirit of how he travels is so joyous and open. It always comes through in his books. It's really, truly lovely to see that book money used in this way. Might go buy another right now...
It’s the “season of love and giving”…but this year, doesn’t it seem more like a “season of fear and taking”? Like many of you, I’ve been saddened by the human impact of draconian government budget cuts and how angry many housed Americans are at unhoused Americans.
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December 21, 2025 at 4:48 PM
I'm always happy to purchase a Rick Steves guide, even if I never end up making the trip. The entire spirit of how he travels is so joyous and open. It always comes through in his books. It's really, truly lovely to see that book money used in this way. Might go buy another right now...
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According to Karoline Leavitt, “The plaques are eloquently written descriptions of each President...As a student of history, many were written directly by the President himself.”
AS A STUDENT OF HISTORY
This is the dumbest timeline, which I can say confidently, as an actual student of history.
AS A STUDENT OF HISTORY
This is the dumbest timeline, which I can say confidently, as an actual student of history.
December 18, 2025 at 9:55 PM
According to Karoline Leavitt, “The plaques are eloquently written descriptions of each President...As a student of history, many were written directly by the President himself.”
AS A STUDENT OF HISTORY
This is the dumbest timeline, which I can say confidently, as an actual student of history.
AS A STUDENT OF HISTORY
This is the dumbest timeline, which I can say confidently, as an actual student of history.
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Dream job at CU Boulder: Native American History, Assistant or early Associate Prof. Focus is pre-1920s North American West, broadly defined. Wonderful department, kind, supportive, & brilliant colleagues, glorious place to live. Please help them spread the word😎
Assistant or Associate Professor of History
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December 17, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Dream job at CU Boulder: Native American History, Assistant or early Associate Prof. Focus is pre-1920s North American West, broadly defined. Wonderful department, kind, supportive, & brilliant colleagues, glorious place to live. Please help them spread the word😎
Exactly what I needed this morning
December 17, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Exactly what I needed this morning
Yes! Please reach out— we’d love to hear from you!
If you’ll be at the AHA in Chicago and would like to chat about a potential project for InterConnections, my fellow Series Editor Renata Keller (@renatakeller.bsky.social) and I will be there and would be happy to chat!
Looking to finish, propose, or submit an international history (broadly defined) book in 2026? We'd love to see it at InterConnections: The Global 20th Century series at UNC @uncpress.bsky.social @juliairwin.bsky.social @drjsarkar.bsky.social @renatakeller.bsky.social 🗃️ uncpress.org/series/inter...
December 16, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Yes! Please reach out— we’d love to hear from you!
Thanks, Sarah!!
More Bolivians died as a result of the Cuban Missile Crisis than did Cubans... just one of the insights from @renatakeller.bsky.social's new book and her fascinating interview on @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social:
The first hemispheric history of the Cuban Missile Crisis and the shock waves that reverberated through Latin America.
Renata Keller describes deadly riots that shook Bolivia, Argentina's naval quarantine and much more. @renatakeller.bsky.social
Holiday sale 30% off: uncpress.org/978146968943...
Renata Keller describes deadly riots that shook Bolivia, Argentina's naval quarantine and much more. @renatakeller.bsky.social
Holiday sale 30% off: uncpress.org/978146968943...
December 13, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Thanks, Sarah!!
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We finally have a positive use case for AI
LOL... Pentagon released a new AI military chatbot and it immediately pointed out that Pete Hegseth is a war criminal.
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Pentagon Unveils New GenAI Platform, It Immediately Starts Flagging Pete Hegseth's War Crimes - Above the Law
The Defense Department's new ChatJAG turned out to be better than the human chain of command.
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December 12, 2025 at 8:34 PM
We finally have a positive use case for AI
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This is what is going to happen. There will be a thin top layer of non-digital universities — and all the tech billionaires will send their kids to those places.
Total success to the first college/university that pledges to be AI-free and brand it as an opportunity to receive a real education.
My employer, Dartmouth College, today boasts it's 1st Ivy "to launch AI at an institutional scale." It is doing this by partnering--"more than a collaboration"--with Anthropic, a company that stole the books of many faculty, me included, which many of us are suing.
December 11, 2025 at 1:39 PM
This is what is going to happen. There will be a thin top layer of non-digital universities — and all the tech billionaires will send their kids to those places.
My son’s class put little cardboard orthopedic shoes on their chick that just hatched to help his crooked toes, and it just might be the cutest thing ever
December 9, 2025 at 3:23 PM
My son’s class put little cardboard orthopedic shoes on their chick that just hatched to help his crooked toes, and it just might be the cutest thing ever
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We are officially in the 'bread and circuses stage' of the United States of America.
December 9, 2025 at 1:36 AM
We are officially in the 'bread and circuses stage' of the United States of America.
Historian of US-Latin American relations here, trying to settle on the best GIF to convey my reaction to the new "Trump Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine." Torn between this one...
a man in a suit and tie is sitting in the back seat of a plane
Alt: GIF of Ryan Reynolds doing an epic facepalm
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December 8, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Historian of US-Latin American relations here, trying to settle on the best GIF to convey my reaction to the new "Trump Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine." Torn between this one...
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This really is a must read for anyone in academia.
December 7, 2025 at 5:12 PM
This really is a must read for anyone in academia.
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Astonishing anti-science public health changes, slowly eliminating and undermining confidence in childhood vaccinations ... the long term consequences of which may well be catastrophic www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
December 5, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Astonishing anti-science public health changes, slowly eliminating and undermining confidence in childhood vaccinations ... the long term consequences of which may well be catastrophic www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
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The first hemispheric history of the Cuban Missile Crisis and the shock waves that reverberated through Latin America.
Renata Keller describes deadly riots that shook Bolivia, Argentina's naval quarantine and much more. @renatakeller.bsky.social
Holiday sale 30% off: uncpress.org/978146968943...
Renata Keller describes deadly riots that shook Bolivia, Argentina's naval quarantine and much more. @renatakeller.bsky.social
Holiday sale 30% off: uncpress.org/978146968943...
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The Fate of the Americas
The Cuban Missile Crisis and the Hemispheric Cold War
by Renata Keller](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2wyqv44lm72vasmddeqjgy72/bafkreifazzcwm4wl2mxlazmupny2rbeoaztxbvzoaekpwis6nkmfi5k53q@jpeg)
December 3, 2025 at 8:56 PM
The first hemispheric history of the Cuban Missile Crisis and the shock waves that reverberated through Latin America.
Renata Keller describes deadly riots that shook Bolivia, Argentina's naval quarantine and much more. @renatakeller.bsky.social
Holiday sale 30% off: uncpress.org/978146968943...
Renata Keller describes deadly riots that shook Bolivia, Argentina's naval quarantine and much more. @renatakeller.bsky.social
Holiday sale 30% off: uncpress.org/978146968943...