Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s presence at AMLO’s inauguration will be a test of Mexico’s future commitment to calling out human rights violations in the region.
AMLO, Maduro and a questionable non-intervention policy
By Victoria Gaytan / VickyGO /
Venezuela
Make credible threats great again
By Juan Nagel / juannagel /
Direct military intervention in Venezuela is obviously a controversial topic, yet there should be no controversy surrounding the credible appearance of commitment to military action.
Venezuela
Threatening a military intervention in Venezuela is not just folly, it’s not credible
By Christopher Sabatini / chrissabatini /
Talking military intervention isn’t even a good theoretical gamble. Few would really believe it, and it is improbable that the U.S. would follow through.
Human Rights & Multilateral Organizations
The UN Human Rights Council passed a resolution on Venezuela. Here’s why that’s noteworthy
By William Naylor / wm_naylor /
Though it’s unlikely to change anything, this is the first time the body has passed a resolution on Venezuela. There was also one shocking yes vote.
Venezuela
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.
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 /
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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.
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