Opposition parties must reclaim the agenda chavismo tries to impose from the National Assembly, transforming it into a source of pressure
The recapture of Juan Pablo Guanipa exposes chavismo’s fixation on control and its refusal to tolerate disruptive behaviors
As pundits speculate about a Venezuelan “transition”, daily life continues to run on informal networks that function beyond political timelines and state intervention
It seems Delcy & Co. are slightly uneasy about politicians taking pro-democracy demands back to the streets.
Diosdado Cabello on Juan Pablo Guanipa:
“They think they’re untouchable. Let justice do its job. Then they change their faces from arrogance and stupidity to the scared look they’ve always had. That [Guanipa’s arrest] is proof that justice is working.
“People and even sectors of the opposition were saying, ‘He’s gone crazy.’ No, he’s crazy. He’s been that way his whole life. They act like this because they think they’re superior to everyone else. So we ask them to understand that this is an opportunity life is giving them.”
Zulia’s Governor-Denied sat down with Caracas Chronicles to sketch out how Venezuela got to this point, and what to do faced with a rigged presidential election.
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The amnesty law though which Delcy and Jorge Rodríguez seek to simulate a political opening does more to shield repressors than to deliver justice
PDVSA’s transformation requires a new management culture that treats the company as one world-class player in a dynamic oil industry
While support for the Venezuelan opposition remains strong among governments abroad, there are hints of cautious engagement with the siblings’ regime
The new energy law opens the sector to foreign investment in unprecedented ways since the 1990s. It might also spark a relationship with transnational companies that is positive for society
Juan Pablo Guanipa tested Delcy Rodríguez's political openness, and she failed
