Latin America is facing its worst refugee crisis in its history. Will it repeat the EU’s mistakes regarding Syrian refugees?

Venezuela

Latin America is facing its worst refugee crisis in its history. Will it repeat the EU’s mistakes regarding Syrian refugees?

By Imdat Oner / im_oner / September 20, 2018

Host countries should come to terms with the possibility that many displaced Venezuelans aren’t going anywhere anytime soon. Long-term economic and social integration should be the strategy.

Venezuela

In response to government-sanctioned oppression, media and journalism are reinventing themselves in Venezuela

By Andrés Cañizález / infocracia / September 18, 2018

The response to the restrictive policies of Nicolás Maduro’s government has been new media on the web, joint ventures with international networks, and investigative work focusing on corruption.

When the news media is news: A new book details censorship and self-censorship in the Chávez regime

August 27, 2018

The book compiles the testimonies of more than 60 Venezuelan and foreign journalists who call out those responsible for the aggressions and violations of basic press freedoms and human rights in Venezuela.

Venezuela

Gold Finger: Venezuela’s gold transactions with Turkey may point to another sign of growing Russian influence

By Imdat Oner / im_oner / August 22, 2018

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 / August 9, 2018

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 / August 9, 2018

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 / July 26, 2018

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?

Economics, Trade & Development

A conversation with Nicolás Albertoni, doctoral student at the University of Southern California

July 5, 2018

Global Americans spoke to Nicolás Albertoni, a scholar pursuing a Ph.D. in political science and international relations at the University of Southern California (USC), associate researcher at the Universidad Católica del Uruguay, and one of the Global Americans 2018 New Generation of Public Intellectuals.

From the Classroom

What’s next for Turkey? Possible scenarios in light of examples from Latin America

By Imdat Oner / July 3, 2018

The failure of the MUD coalition in its struggle with the Maduro regime in Venezuela offers stark warning signs for the Turkish opposition.

Foreign Policy & U.S./Latin America Relations

Highlights from the confirmation hearing of Kimberly Breier for Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs

By William Naylor / wm_naylor / June 29, 2018

We watched the confirmation hearings for the top diplomatic post in the Americas so you don’t have to. Among the highlights are exchanges on TPS, strengthening the OAS, and the crisis in Nicaragua.