Juan Pablo Toro
RUSI Senior Associate Fellow, International Security
Associated with the International Security research group
Biography
Juan Pablo Toro has been Executive Director and co-founder of the Chilean think tank AthenaLab since February 2019. His expertise spans political and security analysis in the Americas, Asia-Pacific and Antarctica, naval operations and exercises, transnational criminal networks and counterinsurgency.
He has built a profile dedicated to political and security analysis with regional and international reach. As an adjunct assistant professor in the Faculty of Communications at the Catholic University of Chile since August 2014, he has created links between teaching, research, and media outreach, strengthening the interaction between theory and practice.
Additionally, he is a columnist for El Mercurio, where he contributes his strategic vision on issues of security, diplomacy, and public policy. His academic background combines a B.A. and an M.A. in Journalism and Political Science from the Catholic University of Chile.
He is a member of the Council on Foreign Policy of the Chilean Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Senior Associate Fellow of the Royal United Services Institute.
Specialist Publications:
- Co-editor of the book “Desafíos para la seguridad y la defensa en el continente americano 2020-2030” (2020). Santiago: AthenaLab.
- Author of chapter titles for the following books.
- “Latin America: The forgotten coast of the Indo-Pacific” (2025), in “International Law and Security in Indo-Pacific”, London: Routledge.
- “Latino América: “Cómo escapar de la trampa del Sur Global (2025)”, en “Panaroma estratégico 2025”, Madrid, Ministerio de Defensa de España.
- “Chile: Indo-Pacific Destiny”, (2024), in “Latin America in Global Geopolitics”, Lima: CEEEP, US Army War College, William Perry Center.
- “El Indo-Pacífico y su proyección hacia América Latina: La vía japonesa (2023), en “América Latina y su proyección en Asia-Pacífico”, CEIUC-KAS.
- “Singapur: El mundo como hinterland” (2021), en “Chile-Singapur: un puente hacia y desde el Asia-Pacífico”. Santiago, RIL editores.
- “Empleo de las escuadras en el futuro” (2018), in “Escuadra Nacional de la Armada de Chile 1818-2018”, Santiago. Banco Santander.