Source: Ultimas Noticias in Venezuela
Graphic Source: @Bozzonecomics
At what point is a country considered in crisis? Is it when basic goods aren’t available? Is it when citizens must choose between “having a life” or waiting endless hours in “colas” (lines) to go shopping for the little that’s left? Perhaps it’s safe to say a country is in a “crisis” when its newspapers begin to publish self-help and advice-giving columns on how to make the best of the “line-making” experience.
Bad and illegal behavior by Venezuela should not be accepted, especially when it has no justification historically or in the modern day. Time, therefore, for the Security Council to get involved and for Guyana to use all the diplomatic tools at its disposal.
Nevertheless, we continue to believe that Colombia’s institutions are strong and will prevent any democratic backsliding or authoritarian tendencies that may emerge from Petro who has become increasingly frustrated and exasperated with the political blockages, legal obstructions or financial constraints.
Who member states choose to lead the organization will have major implications for the direction of Inter-American affairs.
