Enrique Mendoza: the Third Base Coach of Venezuelan Politics
The former mayor and governor passed away at 77. It’s time for me to share, for the first time, what Enrique Mendoza taught me about defeat without uttering a word
One Agreement to Bind Them All
Dialogue in Mexico is apparently taking shape with an UN-controlled humanitarian fund and a cloudy route for acceptable elections in 2024. We try to make sense of the new landscape
Using Migrants as a Political Weapon
What Greg Abbott and Ron DeSantis are doing right now to Venezuelan migrants in the U.S. resembles tactics from infamous dictators like Fidel Castro and Aleksander Lukashenko
Are Protests Useful to Effect Democratic Change in Latin America?
Several cycles of protest and repression have taken place in Latin America during the past ten years, and they form a worrying pattern
Brace for Impact: Change Seems to Be Coming to Colombia
On May 29th, the country most deeply linked to Venezuela will have a truly historical election, where the Left could get to power for the first time. What to expect?
The Failed Coup That Changed Our World
Thirty years ago, we were violently woken up by an armed revolt that ended up transforming our nation, and not in a good way. A date that can’t pass without another comment
Drafting a Basic Map of Armed Actors in Venezuela
Now that news about fighting between guerrillas, gangs, and regular troops are becoming more frequent, we offer three ways of visualizing who are the conflicting groups and what are they fighting for
A New Light Over the Shadows of the Betancourt Administration
After Tiempos de dictadura and CAP: 2 intentos, Carlos Oteyza premiered the new documentary Rómulo resiste, about the challenges, achievements and conflicts of the first term of Venezuelan democracy
What the Protests in Cuba Have to Do With Venezuela
We’ve seen unrest around the world because of the pandemic and its economic impacts. But in Cuba this unrest sparked something more powerful: a call for freedom. The reasons involve Venezuelan oil production
A Book to Deal With the Pain of Losing Your Country
Forced to become a globetrotter, she ended up writing a book in English about the country she left behind. This is the story of Liz Prieto.
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