Explainer: What Does the New U.S. License for Venezuelan Oil Actually Mean?
The U.S. didn't renew General License 44. Instead, it replaced it for "wind down" license 44A. What does it mean?
Politics
The Electoral Registry Is a Heap of Trouble for Venezuelans in Argentina
Venezuelans living in Argentina are trying to register to vote in the next presidential elections. But after meeting with the ambassador, Milei and Maduro fighting and an airplane conspiracy the situation seems quite chaotic.
How Chavismo Neutered The Strength of 1990s Venezuelan Activism
The Chavez and Maduro governments co-opted activists and destroyed the conditions for the activism that partly helped them to rise
Strategic Ambiguity Could Hand the Opposition A Black Swan Event
The deliberately vague statements such as “hasta el final” and the general commitment to the electoral route reflect a context that requires maximum flexibility
Manuel Rosales: A Play in Two Acts – Or Faces
The governor of Zulia seems to expect he’s after the anti-government vote on July 28. But his history rather shows he’s the system’s candidate.
The Naked Dictator Cries Wolf—and This Time, He’s Really Afraid
María Corina Machado’s strong principles and her persistence to fight for the values of the Venezuelan Revolution of 1958 are breaking down the myths of Chavismo and showing how weak and hollow the regime is nowadays
In the Venezuela of Depoliticization, It’s Clear That the Doñas Del Cafetal Were Right
The middle class was always the opposition's core. But years of political failures and betrayals pushed this group, full of prophetic ladies from El Cafetal, towards depoliticization. In the age of Corina Yoris, is the middle class going back to politics?
Corina Yoris: 'We Cannot Derail from the Electoral Route'
Meet Maduro’s latest headache: the suddenly famous university professor who the opposition coalition has backed to fill for politically banned Maria Corina Machado in the Venezuelan presidential elections
Introduction to Venezuela’s Collapse: The Long Story of How Things Fell Apart
This historical essay on how race and ethnicity kept impacting society and economy from colonial times to the Chavista devastation launches today. We offer the first pages as a glimpse to Carlos Lizarralde’s powerful and provocative arguments
Carlos Lizarralde: “In Choosing to Forget Our History, the Past Had Come back to Haunt Us”
In his book Venezuela’s Collapse: The Long Story of How Things Fell Apart, Venezuelan author Carlos Lizarralde unearths the uncomfortable subject of race and ethnicity to explain how Chavismo destroyed the country
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