How to Make Friends and Influence Governments: Venezuela’s Petro-Diplomacy Lives On
The habit of getting incredible deals from Caracas survived the collapse of PDVSA and is helping Maduro to ease the effect of U.S. pressure
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The Maduro Regime’s Appeal Failed: the ICC Keeps Working on the Venezuela Case
All six arguments presented by the Maduro regime were dismissed. The investigation on crimes against humanity will continue
What If Another Sort of Transition Is Happening In Venezuela?
Maduro's new crackdown could be ending the traditional type of opposition politics, consolidating his regime and making the need for a new type of opposition more urgent.
Why Venezuela’s Repression Is Reaching Unnerving Levels
Chavismo is arresting high profile activists and increasing its harassment of organized civil society, hoping to crack down on its organizational and mobilization capabilities before the presidential elections.
The Maduro Regime Expels the UN Office That Allowed Accountability on Human Rights
In the same week of Rocío San Miguel’s detention and a crushing report by the UN special rapporteur on the right to food, the government shows the door to thirteen UN officers and increases the country’s isolation and vulnerability
The Barbados Agreement Is Full of Traps. But the Opposition Still Has a Chance.
The Barbados Agreement, through its enshrinement of the Chavista legal apparatus, is full of traps for the opposition. But, by not wasting its recently-found leverage, the opposition can still move forward.
The TSJ Double Downs on MCM's Disqualification
Maduro's highest court confirmed the political ban of María Corina Machado in the midst of a large scale intimidation campaign against the opposition
Ecuador Is A Warning For A Post-Chavista Venezuela
Ecuador's organized crime crisis could be a warning for a post-Chavista Venezuela, when democracy will try to reassert itself in institutions and break the coexistence Chavismo fostered with criminal non-state actors.
Venezuela Is Going To War… On TikTok
With influencers, fake invasion videos and even claims of wildlife trafficking, the Venezuelan government and its allies are launching a full-fledged TikTok operation to promote its Esequibo narrative and the might of the Venezuelan Armed Force
State-Enabled Illicit Trades Represent More Than a Quarter of Venezuela’s Economy
According to a new study by Transparency’s local chapter and Ecoanalítica, illicit economies made up 15,67% of Venezuela’s GDP in 2022. Its profits equal half of those of all exports, ushering a criminal bonanza that includes slavery
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