The oilman who came in from the cold
A friend from Washington writes about this bit of seriously unreported news: Igor Sechin, the CEO of Rosneft, Russia’s state-owned oil giant and one of the Kremlin’s most...
Losing the spin war
My immediate reaction after today’s “pictures” and revelations, in Foreign Policy’s Transitions blog. Whether it’s Chávez’s health or the economy, it seems the only “proof” we have is that...
First image of Chávez since December released
Information Minister Ernesto Villegas and Science Minister Jorge Arreaza have made public in cadena nacional the first image of the comandante presidente since December 8th, 2012. Arreaza showed...
The slow meltdown of EFE
Founded in 1926, EFE is the oldest ice cream maker in Venezuela. It is now on serious danger of going bankrupt. The company (owned by Empresas Polar since 1987)...
Bellum pranes contra omnes
Sometimes the power of the pranes, the defacto rulers of Venezuelan prisons, is not confined to the walls of the jails. They want to impose their will outside...
How to give Juan Nagel a heart attack in two minutes and 21 seconds...
As the hat-tipee put it, “Son tan descarados que no les importa usar la verdad como argumento.” [Hat tip: Moncho.]
A move in the right direction
For all we talk about policy in this blog, I’m glad I’m not a politician. I’m relieved I don’t have to repeat talking points or, gulp, lie. Very...
The China connection
Over at Foreign Policy’s Transitions blog (apologies, but you need to log in to read the piece), I take a break from my vacation to discuss the link...
Wartime economic dislocations, without a war
I couldn’t get the chart itself, but The blurb under Monday’s Bloomberg Chart of the Day tells its own story: The bolivar is one of only five currencies...
Habia una vez un circo...
Almost five years ago, the comandante presidente created the National Circus Company, as a part of his cultural policy. A year and a half later, the Company set...
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