On the eve of a massive oil windfall, Guyana finds itself in the midst of a political power struggle, forcing the United States to walk a careful path between a comfortable partner and a regime it once looked on with suspicion.
Navigating Guyana’s muddy waters
By / REvanEllis /
Democracy & Elections
Guyana at Risk: Ethnic politics, oil, Venezuelan opportunism and why it should matter to Washington
By / REvanEllis /
A no-confidence vote in the parliament has triggered new elections, at a time—not coincidentally—that the country is grappling with how to manage its oil windfall. The U.S. can help.
Venezuela
The collapse of the Venezuelan oil industry
By / 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
Why President Maduro may have just killed bitcoin fever
By / chrissabatini / 
Venezuela’s inevitably doomed plan to save its economy by issuing its own kleptocurrency may well undermine the fragile foundations of other booming cryptocurrencies.
Humor
The oil connection
When Rex Tillerson was first floated as a possible pick for Secretary of State, many red flags were raised.
Venezuela