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
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
Your best shot at understanding Venezuela in 2023. And what comes next.
On International Migrants Day, we need to remember the people who tried to migrate but disappeared in the land or the sea
In the slums of Caracas and in towns closer to the border with Guyana, people remain focused on their many other problems, and see the chauvinistic campaign as a bad thing
Maduro is using the Esequibo crisis to charge with the very vague crime of high treason Maria Corina Machado and her party, and anyone else who gets in the way
It’s impossible not to think about what happened when the Argentina military regime launched a war with the UK to evade domestic troubles. But the comparison with today’s Venezuela throws numerous differences
Sunday’s low turnout and messy numbers reveal that Chavismo’s electoral machinery is more rusty than expected. Will the regime replace Maduro, and seek legitimacy, or bet for a Nicaraguazo in 2024?
While the regime could contemplate a sham transition, led by another Chavista or a friendly “opposition” figure, Maduro is not willing to transfer the presidency. But a Nicaragua-like strategy could end up bursting its regime’s tensions
While Hugo Chávez never formally ceded or resigned the claim over the Esequibo region, his government toned down Venezuela’s position in order to win regional influence and leverage to face the United States. And Guyana saw an opportunity
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