The lengthy odyssey surrounding the reactivation of Curaçao’s refinery is pulling the Dutch Caribbean island into a complicated matrix of geopolitics between the United States, the Netherlands, China, and Venezuela.
Last week, the Venezuelan government announced that they will begin offering 5 to 10 percent stakes in their domestic companies to foreign investors.
Sin datos oficiales de PDVSA, todas las cifras de fuentes internacionales indican la muerte de la industria.
The 2018 elections in Mexico and Brazil turned on its head the investment norm driving Latin America’s two largest economies.
U.S. decision makers must not let frustration or enthusiasm distract them from the importance of the Venezuelan people and the constitution. Any role for the U.S. military must be a limited, supporting one at most.
Maduro’s long-term survival is no longer feasible, but the timeline for his departure and a subsequent democratic transition is still far from certain. Here are three possible scenarios.
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.
