Monthly Archives: February 2004

Published February 24th on the Carter Center website. CARACAS, VENEZUELA. The Organization of the American States and The Carter Center have been observing the process of collection, verification, and validation of signatures developed by the National Electoral Council to determine … Continue reading →

Published February 24th on the Carter Center website. CARACAS, VENEZUELA. The Organization of the American States and The Carter Center have been observing the process of collection, verification, and validation of signatures developed by the National Electoral Council to determine … Continue reading →

I don’t know what is happening inside CNE. I think very few people know. The presumption of bad faith runs so strongly in both directions, it’s almost impossible to peel away the truth from the rumors from the wishes from … Continue reading →

I don’t know what is happening inside CNE. I think very few people know. The presumption of bad faith runs so strongly in both directions, it’s almost impossible to peel away the truth from the rumors from the wishes from … Continue reading →

This is what I was writing in October 2002. Fifteen months have gone by, but nothing has changed. “…it’s critical that Chávez is replaced through an election. Aside from all the valid idealistic reasons for demanding democratic decision-making, the fact … Continue reading →

This is what I was writing in October 2002. Fifteen months have gone by, but nothing has changed. “…it’s critical that Chávez is replaced through an election. Aside from all the valid idealistic reasons for demanding democratic decision-making, the fact … Continue reading →

Today, my inbox is replete with furious/ranting/despondent emails about CNE’s decision to put almost 150,000 forms “in the fridge” because they contain “planas”. This Bloomberg article explains why the opposition is so mad, but the reporting is somewhat careless: it … Continue reading →

Today, my inbox is replete with furious/ranting/despondent emails about CNE’s decision to put almost 150,000 forms “in the fridge” because they contain “planas”. This Bloomberg article explains why the opposition is so mad, but the reporting is somewhat careless: it … Continue reading →

Can’t let a Golden Opportunity like this go by: for once I get to earnestly and unambiguously praise something the government does. Chavez has dropped the silly, longstanding Venezuelan obstructionism to Guyanese development on the “disputed region” West of the … Continue reading →

Can’t let a Golden Opportunity like this go by: for once I get to earnestly and unambiguously praise something the government does. Chavez has dropped the silly, longstanding Venezuelan obstructionism to Guyanese development on the “disputed region” West of the … Continue reading →

Well, I’ve spent most of the last few days reading about the East Asian economic miracles – particularly South Korea’s – fascinating stuff, suggestive and encouraging. I’ll post something detailed about the lessons of the East Asian tigers sooner or … Continue reading →

Well, I’ve spent most of the last few days reading about the East Asian economic miracles – particularly South Korea’s – fascinating stuff, suggestive and encouraging. I’ll post something detailed about the lessons of the East Asian tigers sooner or … Continue reading →

To report that I’ve succombed to total despair about Venezuela. The email I’m getting from Caracas is truly terrible: the government’s extremism is worse than ever; the opposition’s haplessness has reached new heights. The space between the Scylla of civil … Continue reading →

To report that I’ve succombed to total despair about Venezuela. The email I’m getting from Caracas is truly terrible: the government’s extremism is worse than ever; the opposition’s haplessness has reached new heights. The space between the Scylla of civil … Continue reading →

In a last ditch effort to keep from getting kicked out of my doctoral program, I’ve decided to cloister myself for the next two weeks to study far from the distractions of the net. Before signing off, I’ll post the … Continue reading →