Bio
Lynn Holland teaches international political economy and Latin American studies at the Josef Korbel School of International Studies (JKSIS) at the University of Denver. She is a faculty fellow at the Human Trafficking Center at JKSIS and writes on the rise and developmental impacts of illicit market activity in the U.S. and Central America. Holland received her Ph.D. in political science from the University of California at Los Angeles.
Featured Work
JUN 12, 2019 • Article
The DEA in Honduras: Targeting Corruption in High Places
In Honduras, activists like Edwin Espinal are among the latest victims of a government whose level of corruption has made it incompatible with democratic development. ...
FEB 20, 2018 • Article
Honduras: Hearing the Call for Democracy
Less than 800 miles from our shores, Hondurans protesting against a fraudulent presidential election have been clubbed, shot at, terrorized, and arbitrarily arrested by the hundreds. ...
MAR 14, 2016 • Article
The Lonely Resistance: Protesting Chinese Resource Exploitation on the Tibetan Plateau
China has dammed every major river in Tibet with many more dams in the planning stage. This and the pollution of waters through mining have ...
NOV 10, 2015 • Article
The Aging of the Cuban Embargo and the Coming Era in U.S.-Latin American Relations
The decades-long U.S.trade embargo is still in force, yet meanwhile time has not stood still for Cuba. Lynn Holland looks at Cuba's network ...
JAN 9, 2015 • Article
Cuba's Pivotal Role on the World Stage
One might not think that a small island like Cuba could play a critical role in world politics. Yet the circumstances of Obama's decision to ...
MAY 6, 2014 • Article
The Lower Aguán in Honduras and the Deadly Battle Over Land Rights
The tumult in the Lower Aguán calls for a more thorough examination of the nature of land rights conflict and its role in making ...