Turkey’s recent flirtations with Venezuela as the U.S. tries to isolate the rogue government is another example of Erdogan’s tactic of trying to gain political bargaining chips in Ankara’s bilateral relations with Washington.
Erdogan’s Venezuela adventure turns into another bargaining chip
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Venezuela’s opposition wrote its own obituary
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The hardline discourse and policies of the Venezuelan opposition’s radical wing have escalated the incentive for the Maduro regime to tighten its grip on power.
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Latin America is facing its worst refugee crisis in its history. Will it repeat the EU’s mistakes regarding Syrian refugees?
By Imdat Oner / im_oner /
Host countries should come to terms with the possibility that many displaced Venezuelans aren’t going anywhere anytime soon. Long-term economic and social integration should be the strategy.
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Gold Finger: Venezuela’s gold transactions with Turkey may point to another sign of growing Russian influence
By Imdat Oner / im_oner /
Russian attempts to create a potential alternative global alliance may explain the increasingly strange relationship between Turkey and Venezuela.
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The authoritarians’ playbook: Failed attacks provide excuses for repression
By Imdat Oner / im_oner /
The failed assassination attempt will be a pretext for the Venezuelan government to distract international and national public attention from the crisis and criminalize the opposition.
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