Andre Rainville is double majoring in History and Political Science at the University of Notre Dame’s School of Arts and Letters. He is an undergraduate fellow at the Notre Dame International Security Center. Growing up in a storied Cuban-American household, Andre developed a keen interest in the Caribbean Basin, particularly in the context of military and intelligence networks as tools of oppression.
Andre is currently researching the development of U.S.–Latin American relations in World War II, with a particular focus on cooperative anti-submarine warfare operations, joint intelligence sharing, and the expansion of military infrastructure in the Caribbean Basin during World War II.
After graduation, Andre hopes to pursue a masters in War Studies and later obtain his Juris Doctor, with the ultimate goal of a career that will allow him to uphold US democracy and protect US national security through policymaking. Andre believes that his participation in the Kellogg Developing Researchers Program will equip him with the technical skills necessary to tackle research into the complexities of Latin American military and intelligence networks, the spread of totalitarianism, and growing international security threats in the region.