Brazil and the Illiberal Anti-U.S. Alliance
Lula’s work to create a de facto anti-U.S. illiberal alliance of Latin American leftist regimes and extra-hemispheric U.S. rivals further comes at a time in which those countries geographically closest to the United States—including Mexico, the Northern Triangle, and parts of the Caribbean—are moving away from political and security cooperation with the US, and toward a deepen embrace of the PRC.
Opposition Struggles to Reunite against President Maduro
Overall, the greatest challenge for the opposition is to rebuild a political consensus within its own diverse ranks, define a unified strategy path, and boost its credibility among a politically dejected population—still struggling to survive the multifaceted humanitarian crisis.
No se deje engañar por las falsas campañas anticorrupción de Maduro
Si bien las experiencias de otras autocracias y condiciones políticas actuales sugerirían que Maduro está abordando la corrupción de buena fe, la realidad es que estos esfuerzos anticorrupción reflejan una táctica autoritaria para consolidar más poder, reorganizar las redes de corrupción y redistribuir sus beneficios dentro del régimen.
Don’t Fall for Maduro’s Phony Anti-Corruption Campaigns
While experiences from other autocracies and current political conditions may suggest that Maduro is tackling corruption in good faith, the reality is that anti-corruption efforts likely reflect an authoritarian measure to consolidate power and reshuffle corruption networks
Cómo las sanciones contribuyeron al colapso económico de Venezuela
Uno pensaría que cualquier análisis de la contracción económica de Venezuela colocaría las sanciones económicas en un papel central.
How Sanctions Contributed to Venezuela’s Economic Collapse
One would think it should be self-evident that any account of Venezuela’s economic contraction would place economic sanctions in a central role.
Maduro y Mugabe ayudaron a arruinar sus economías. A ellos les funcionó.
Tanto Nicolás Maduro como Robert Mugabe fueron hábiles para sobrevivir a todo tipo de tormentas políticas, por lo que no son exactamente incompetentes o tontos. Venezuela y Zimbabue son, más bien, ejemplos de un fenómeno peligroso: colapsos de crecimiento inducidos políticamente.
Maduro and Mugabe Helped Ruin Their Economies. It Worked For Them.
Both Mugabe and Maduro proved apt at weathering the political storms caused by their economic policies and remained in power through a combination of granting selective incentives to supporters and carrying out targeted repression against opponents.
Venezuela’s Government Resumes Talks with Opposition
Last Saturday, the Venezuelan government and opposition agreed to establish a USD $3 billion fund to address poverty, food shortages, and sanitary problems in the South American nation. The fund—derived from frozen Venezuelan assets—will be under direct U.N. supervision.
International Investigations Reveal the Limits of Justice and Rule of Law in Venezuela
The options for justice regarding the massive human rights violations and international crimes perpetrated in Venezuela seem to rest on international institutions, including the International Criminal Court and universal jurisdiction.