Maduro: Hands down a catastrophe
In the four years since Maduro took office, the Venezuelan political machine has essentially ground to a halt and policy has gone off the rails.
Andrés Cañizález
May 12, 2017
Cuando la tiranía se vuelve degenerativa, desobedecer puede ser terapéutico
La discrepancia entre lo legalmente estatuido y lo moralmente aceptable en Venezuela esta en un estado de flujo. ¿Tendrá un impacto la desobediencia civil en Venezuela?
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May 8, 2017
The U.S. Congress throws Venezuelans a lifeline
A bipartisan bill from the U.S. Congress does what the Venezuelan government and others should have done long ago: offer assistance to its long-suffering citizens. Maduro isn’t likely to accept, but will other countries step up?
Christopher Sabatini
May 3, 2017
Is a political change coming soon to Venezuela?
In the past week, chavismo has started to show shades of difference regarding President Maduro, the protests and the future of Venezuela. Could this be the beginning of end and the start of a peaceful exit?
Andrés Cañizález
April 28, 2017
The impact of Venezuela’s collapse on Colombia
Added to the very real risk of the flow of returning Colombians and Venezuelans fleeing across the border creating a massive refugee crisis, security experts are also concerned about a possible military conflict ginned up by a wounded Maduro government.
Evan Ellis
April 24, 2017
Venezuela’s crisis: predictable (yes), preventable (we will never know)
Many knew where Venezuela was heading long ago, even as early as the 1999 election of the Constituent Assembly. So why wasn’t the regional community more prepared?
Christopher Sabatini
April 21, 2017
OAS and Venezuela: Another contested vote but with recommendations
The March 28 OAS Permanent Council discussion on Venezuela was a not-so-subtle rebuke to the failed efforts at dialogue. Instead of acknowledging shifting international opinion, though, the next day Venezuela Supreme Court gave the OAS its sharpest example yet of an “interruption in the constitutional process.” Now what?
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March 29, 2017
Fourteen (plus four) principled governments in the hemisphere
In the strongest language so far, a joint statement signed by 14 states (and supported by 4-more Caribbean states) condemns Venezuela under the Inter-Democratic Charter. And it asks other member states to follow up if Venezuela doesn’t comply.
Jimena Galindo
March 27, 2017
Maduro’s three-card monte: Keep your eye on the (OAS) card
Don’t be fooled. President Maduro’s call for UN help in addressing Venezuela’s humanitarian crisis—of the government’s own making—is just another in a long line of distracting tactics.
Christopher Sabatini
March 26, 2017
Counting political prisoners in Venezuela
A careful review of the data reveals an increase in political detention and imprisonment in Venezuela—often without trial—and illustrates the justifications the government uses to silence its opponents.
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March 23, 2017