Given the complex crisis that Venezuela is going through, it is difficult to evaluate the difference that the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights visit can make.
Michelle Bachelet in Venezuela, will it make a difference?
By Andrés Cañizález / infocracia /
Venezuela
Deadlocked Venezuela
By Andrés Cañizález / infocracia /
Juan Guaidó’s swearing in as interim president on January 23, 2019 and his recognition by more than 50 countries as Venezuela’s legitimate president has consolidated him as the leader of the opposition. But real power remains elusive for the young leader. What must happen to finally trigger change in Venezuela?
Venezuela
Quo vadis Venezuela?
By Armando Chaguaceda /
Despite ongoing mass mobilizations, Venezuela will likely remain in flux for the foreseeable future. Backed by powerful external (illiberal) allies, the Maduro regime doesn’t have to play by the rules.
Policymaking
21st century authoritarianism: Russia and Venezuela’s control over information and civil society
By Iria Puyosa /
Aspiring autocrats in Latin America and around the world are increasingly taking pages from the playbooks of the Chávez/Maduro regime in Venezuela and Vladimir Putin in Russia.
Venezuela
Waiting for Guaidó: This is about more than Venezuela; it’s about the future of the liberal international order
By Christopher Sabatini / chrissabatini /
As the standoff continues without much sign of a plan B from the White House, the Maduro government is threatening to arrest President Juan Guaidó. It’s time for the other members of the 50-plus international coalition to put some muscle into the game.
Venezuela
Abandoning even the mention of the military option is the best way to bring about regime change in Venezuela
By Patricio Navia / patricionavia /
The use of military force to bring about regime change in Latin America would set U.S.-Latin American relations back decades. The U.S. needs to follow a more pragmatic and ultimately productive approach.
Venezuela
The Guaidó generation
By Andrés Cañizález / infocracia / MENU
Juan Guaidó, who only a month ago was little known on the international scene, has positioned himself as the leader of a generation of service-oriented young Venezuelans who today represent the best option for unleashing a democratic transition in the country.
Venezuela
Venezuela: When dialogue is agony
By Nicolás Albertoni and Victoria Gaytán /
In confronting an autocrat intent on remaining in power, empty dialogue only prolongs the agony of the Venezuelan people. Will the Montevideo Mechanism continue this failed policy?
Venezuela
Venezuela: Questions for the day after
By Hunter T. Carter / colombialawbiz /
Putting Venezuela back together again will mean that weak or non-existent institutions in government, law, business, and civil society will need to emerge. International coordination will be key.
Just the Facts
RT en Español’s misleading campaign on Venezuela
Just like every major media outlet, RT en Español has closely followed events in Venezuela, but their coverage unsurprisingly sides with the Maduro regime.
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