Russian attempts to create a potential alternative global alliance may explain the increasingly strange relationship between Turkey and Venezuela.
Gold Finger: Venezuela’s gold transactions with Turkey may point to another sign of growing Russian influence
By Imdat Oner / im_oner /
Human Rights & Multilateral Organizations
Venezuela, Nicaragua… We should have seen it coming
By Christopher Sabatini / chrissabatini /
The political and human rights crises in Venezuela and Nicaragua were predictable. It may have been preventable too, if media, multilateral institutions and governments had reacted to the obvious and documented warning signs.
Venezuela
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.
Human Rights & Multilateral Organizations
The OAS, Venezuela, and crimes against humanity
By Javier El Hage and Nicolás Albertoni /
The OAS General Secretariat has made history by documenting the crimes against humanity of a dictatorship while it is still in power. What should OAS member states do?
From the Classroom
What’s next for Turkey? Possible scenarios in light of examples from Latin America
By Imdat Oner /
The failure of the MUD coalition in its struggle with the Maduro regime in Venezuela offers stark warning signs for the Turkish opposition.
Venezuela
The collapse of the Venezuelan oil industry
By Andrés Cañizález / infocracia /
In 2018, PDVSA’s production capacity dipped to its lowest level since 1950. It’s the nadir of a debacle that has escalated under Maduro but started under Chávez.
Venezuela
Pasito a pasito: Countries in the Hemisphere react to Venezuela at the 48th OAS General Assembly
By Jimena Galindo and Victoria Gaytan /
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The power players of the Americas were unified in their criticism of Venezuela, but they were challenged by Venezuelan Foreign Minister Arreaza at every turn.
Politics
Does inequality drive corruption and unethical behavior?
By Benjamin Waddell /
Like their conservative predecessors, left-leaning presidents in Latin America have shown a tendency to fall for the vice of corruption. Recent studies argue the causes stem from more than just an absence of ethics but also high levels of inequality.
Venezuela
The international community reacts to Nicolás Maduro’s win in Venezuelan “elections”
From refusals to recognize the Venezuelan elections and new sanctions from democracies around the world, to shows of support from like-minded regimes, the international community has started to react to Maduro’s consolidation of power.
From the Classroom
New breathing room for the Maduro regime: Authoritarian coalition
By Imdat Oner /
Multilateral isolation efforts against illiberal regimes like the Maduro government in Venezuela must be mindful of its limits given the emerging support network of a coalition of like-minded autocratic regimes.
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