Putting aside years of harassment and humiliation, Venezuela’s most important business chamber brought in a key Maduro ally to its annual meeting. But this “whatever we can get” approach brings its own problems
For years, the Venezuelan opposition has been betting on breaking the regime under the pressure of two main forces. We need to update the approach according to the web of factors that are already in place
The preconditions required by the regime to start the dialogue are clear proof that they are not willing to give an inch
With the increasing pressure on the Venezuelan regime, it seems that Donald Trump’s rhetoric is more than words. But does he have an actual ethos?
In the wake of an economic bubble amid the disaster, local & international media announce the death of the Bolivarian project. But this would imply that the "revolution" meant more than what it actually was: a propaganda device.
Some say the Guaidó episode has changed nothing. They have it wrong. Virtually overnight, the opposition’s spirits have been restored.
We thought it’d be easier to get rid of him because “Maduro is no Chávez” and yet, five years later, there he is. “How’s he still there?” is the question on everyone's mind. The answer is painfully obvious.
Turns out there are several requirements in order for chavismo to crumble and there’s only one thing we’re missing. It has proved to be the hardest of them all.
The government created the carnet de la patria as an instrument for control and discrimination. Nonetheless, the fact that we’ve rendered it pointless or might do so, was something the government didn’t consider.
Historically, we cannot deny Chávez’s effort to destroy the foundation of a modern, democratic country. Nevertheless, is it smart to keep blaming him politically? Or is Maduro the one who really matters now?
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