Venezuela
What Can the Venezuelan Opposition Learn from Syria?
We have recently witnessed the collapse of Syria’s decades-long, oppressive regime. There is room for the people of Venezuela and the U.S. administration to learn something from the Syrian experience...
María Corina Machado Is Not a Martyr
In the last few weeks, two staffers for Venezuelan opposition candidate María Corina Machado were arrested under false charges, according to Machado. There are warrants out for seven other members...
Don’t Embolden Venezuela Over Guyana
Last week, the Royal Navy’s HMS Trent appeared off the coast of the South American nation of Guyana. While the vessel arrived for routine training with the Guyanese military, its...
Biden Lifts Venezuela Sanctions for Nothing in Return
The Biden administration is lifting sanctions on Venezuela amid the latest round of negotiations between the Maduro regime and members of the opposition. On Wednesday, the U.S. Treasury Department issued...
AOC Needs a Reality Check on Venezuelan Sanctions
In an interview with “The Face of the Nation” last month, U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) boldly blamed the immigrant crisis on U.S. sanctions imposed on Latin American countries, more...
Has the Dollar Fixed Venezuela’s Economy?
Following the West’s repudiation of the Maduro regime, for a class of government-connected Venezuelans commonly referred to as enchufdos—those who are “plugged” into government—there came a fear to invest internationally....
Will Biden Lead on Venezuela?
The Biden administration just opened another door for change in Venezuela—one door among many we’ve seen open in recent months for Nicolás Maduro. Will he take it? Or will empty...
Did a Former Congressman Launder Maduro’s Blood Money?
A former Miami congressman, David Rivera, is being accused of channeling oil money on behalf of the Venezuelan regime of Nicolás Maduro. According to a civil suit filed in a...
The Caribbean’s Rapprochement with Venezuela Tests U.S. Hegemony
On July 5, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), which comprises twelve Anglophone Caribbean states plus Haiti and Suriname, held its forty-third Heads of Government Meeting, the community’s principal political organ. The...
A Strongman in Bogotá? Venezuela Worries About Colombia’s Future
Everyone seems to be familiar with Venezuela in a caricatural manner—nightmarish hyperinflation, dog-eating citizens, communism! The depictions drawn by American media are not necessarily untrue, although sometimes the comparative element...
Maduro Visits Turkey After Snub by the Organization of American States
Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro visited Turkey on Wednesday on the first leg of his Eurasian tour—a trip the Venezuelan leader took at the same time as the “Summit of the...
Biden Eased Sanctions on Venezuela and Got Nothing in Return
On Tuesday, the Biden administration eased the U.S. policy of sanctions against the Venezuelan regime of Nicolas Maduro. The administration has specifically eased restrictions on American oil companies with operations...