Latin American leaders’ silence on Venezuelan human rights
Why are Latin American leaders so resistant to speaking out about the deterioration of human rights in Venezuela?
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May 15, 2015
Venezuela continues to deteriorate in lead-up to parliamentary elections
Venezuela’s recently announced legislative elections (in November or December this year) represent one of the last opportunities for the country (and the region) to find an exit to its political and economic deterioration.
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May 14, 2015
Leopoldo Lopez and the injustice of Venezuela’s judicial system
Even if you don’t agree with the Venezuelan opposition’s call for “la salida” of President Maduro, leaders like Leopoldo Lopez, now in prison almost 15 months, still have the right to demand the resignation of a president–a right Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff rightly supported in her country. Here’s his parents’ story.
Christopher Sabatini
May 12, 2015
A Walker-Maduro mullet-off?
Should Scott Walker win the U.S. presidency in 2016 and Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro remain in power until Walker is sworn in (2017), we face the prospect of two formerly mullet-ed presidents in opposing countries. Who’s mullet was better in the 1980s?
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May 12, 2015
Should the U.S. be worried about Chinese arms sales in the region?
China has increased the sale of sophisticated weapons systems to Latin America and the Caribbean, mostly–though not exclusively–to countries opposed to the United States. With it has come other forms of military cooperation between China and its new customers. Should the U.S. be worried? If so, what can it do about it?
Evan Ellis
May 11, 2015
Maduro-mango incident inspires game app
The Maduro-mango incident has also inspired a new app in which you try to hit the President with a mango.
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May 6, 2015
John Oliver on the Maduro-mango incident
John Oliver gives his take on President Maduro’s mango-incident and its implications for governance and popular participation.
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May 6, 2015
Chavismo after Chavez: Venezuela in the Maduro era
In the midst of an economic crisis , can Chavismo in Venezuela survive without Chavez?
Christopher Sabatini
May 1, 2015
Why the Americas are letting Venezuela self destruct
At the Turn of the 21st Century, Latin American Nations Made Commitments to Defend Democracy. Those Days Are Gone.
Christopher Sabatini
May 1, 2015
Uncle Sam just wants to make friends
The April 2015 Summit of the Americas should be Washington’s big chance to make nice with Cuba. But the clumsy handling of Venezuela has made enemies.
Christopher Sabatini
April 16, 2015