Dr. Marian Vidaurri is Research Associate at the Cornell Center on Democracy. She is an alum of Cornell (Class of 2003, BA Economics and Government), University of Oxford (MSc Latin American Studies), University of Pennsylvania (MPA), and Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Affairs (Doctor of International Affairs). Marian’s research interests focus on the role of diplomacy and multilateralism in promoting, protecting, and defending democracy, as well as on new models for democratic civic education and engagement. Her recent book “Venezuelan Negotiations: From Deadlock to Collapse (2014-2024)”, published by Springer in January 2026, discusses why negotiation processes failed to resolve the Venezuelan crisis between 2014 and 2024 and proposes an analytical framework to explain contemporary conflict intractability.