What’s the Population of Venezuela?
Asdrúbal Baptista, guardian angel of historical data on the Venezuelan economy, died last month at the age of 73. Here's why his work is essential to understanding Venezuela today
The Fernando Albán Foundation
One year after SEBIN agents killed opposition councilman Fernando Albán, his widow works to honor his memory.
After the Massacre
One month ago today, soldiers opened fire on civilians in Kumarakapay and Santa Elena de Uairén, killing seven. The civilians had sought to stop the military from blocking humanitarian aid from Brazil. The media left it at that. Here’s what happened next.
Who Are the Pemon of Kumarakapay?
On Friday, February 22nd, when the Venezuelan Armed Forces sent a convoy toward the Brazilian border to block the entry of humanitarian aid, indigenous people in the village of Kumarakapay tried to stop them. In response, the Armed Forces opened fire, killing seven. Caracas Chronicles spoke to a UK-based Venezuelan sociologist who has worked in the community for decades.
Teodoro’s Mission Impossible
Teodoro Petkoff’s stint as a minister (1996-1998) is largely forgotten, or misremembered as a failure. In fact, his success at an impossible task—structural adjustment—was remarkable, almost unprecedented.
Finding Agreement With OVV
I found myself nodding along to much of OVV’s response to my criticism. In fact, a minor change to the correction they themselves propose gets us very similar estimates for the violent death rate in 2015.
How to Count Our Dead
The Venezuelan Violence Observatory (OVV) publishes the country's most cited figures on violence. Here's why those figures are very wrong — and why you should cite our estimate instead.
The Fortress
In a government marked by opacity, CADIVI stands alone for its total data impenetrability.
Pragmatism: The Real "Como Sea"
Think the opposition can't overplay its hand, alienate its potential allies and waste yet one more chance to rally popular support against the government? Think again.
Maduro might implode; chavismo you'll have to bargain with
6D won't set off regime collapse, like in Romania in 1989. It'll set the stage for a delicate, high stakes negotiation, like in Mexico in 1988.
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