Without the proper judicial and prosecutorial reforms, the transitional justice provisions included in the U.S.’s transition framework for Venezuela will prove ineffective and worse, erode confidence in the possibilities of justice.
Transitional justice and the Democratic Transition Framework for Venezuela
By Ofelia Riquezes & Frank O. Mora /
Two Gringos with Questions
An interview with Douglas Farah, President of IBI Consultants
Farah joins the podcast to speak on his recently published report for the William Perry Center on how the Bolivarian Alliance, led by the Nicolás Maduro regime, used legitimate protests in Chile, Colombia and Ecuador to sow chaos in these countries.
Venezuela
Trump’s strategy in Venezuela: Domestic or foreign policy?
By Liz Alarcón /
The Trump administration recently announced forceful moves against the Nicolás Maduro government. Could Trump’s strategy in Venezuela be a ploy to garner domestic support in an election year?
Foreign Policy & U.S./Latin America Relations
Turmoil in the Western Hemisphere
By Douglas Farah and Caitlyn Yates /
Taking advantage of the demonstrations that flared across Latin America at the end of 2019, outside actors worked to push legitimate social protest to violent extremes as a part of a deliberate destabilization strategy.
In the Media
Trump vs Maduro: ¿Qué sigue después de ofrecer una recompensa?
By / infocracia /
Ha ocurrido un hecho inédito. Estados Unidos decidió ponerle precio a Nicolás Maduro.
Human Rights & Multilateral Organizations
Uruguay returns to the Inter-American Treaty of Reciprocal Assistance
By /
More than six months after abandoning the TIAR, Uruguay rejoins the pact. The government’s reversal provides Uruguay with an important voice in regional decision-making.
Democracy & Elections
Guaidó’s international tour
By / infocracia /
Guaidó’s tour could be a turning point if it effectively recalibrates Venezuela’s democratic fight.
Democracy & Elections
The new Uruguayan government and the regional defense of democracy
By / GabrielSalvia /
By not inviting Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela to his inauguration, Uruguay’s President-elect Luis Lacalle Pou breaks the close ties of his predecessors with the region’s autocracies.
Venezuela
2020 kicks-off with chaos at Venezuela’s National Assembly
By / 
Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó reclaims the country’s National Assembly two days after Nicolás Maduro’s loyalists attempted to takeover Venezuela’s last standing democratic institution.
Humor
International refugee day
The release of a UN report on Venezuela’s migration crisis coincides with international refugee day, which took place on June 20.