The Communal State: Maduro’s Inherited Social Control Machine
The PSUV-controlled parliament is going forward with a law to increase the existing influence of 45,000 Communal Councils and its related control structures
What Can We Learn From Belarus?
Alexander Lukashenko, a close ally of Chávez and Maduro and “Europe’s last dictator”, is facing an unprecedented challenge to his power after rigging an election. What if Putin’s protégé falls under civilian pressure?
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