Hometown: Lima, Perú
Bio: Felipe Casas is a first-year Master’s candidate in the Latin American Studies program at Georgetown University’s Walsh School of Foreign Service. Born and raised in Lima, Peru, Felipe earned his BA in Government and International Politics from George Mason University (GMU), where he focused on the political and institutional challenges facing Latin America and the Caribbean. During his undergrad, he interned at EarthRights International, working on environmental policy, at the Organization of American States (OAS/OEA), gaining experience in multilateral diplomacy, and at the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere through the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI). His academic research has focused on U.S. economic sanctions, legislative authoritarianism and democracy backsliding, and human rights challenges within migration policies. Felipe also founded the Latin American Political Society (LAPS) at GMU, a student organization that explores policy challenges in the region. Going forward, he aims to work with international organizations on economic development and democratic resilience.
Concentration: Development and Political Economy
Research Area – Substantive: International Development, Institution Strengthening, U.S.-Latin American Relations, Immigration Policy, Critical Minerals Extractivism
Research Area – Geographic: Northern Triangle and Andean Region