Politics

Everyone's a general

I´m under the weather this week, so I’ll stick to re-posting interesting things that reach my Inbox. Today, Bloomberg has a story on how the military find all sorts of...

Juan Cristobal Nagel

P-R-evolutionary diplomacy

So, Nicolas Maduro was in New York City last week and apparently things didn’t go so well for him. But the government (through the Information Ministry) believes otherwise and,...

Gustavo Hernández A.

The Week in Bullets

Chuito Superstar A long time ago, way before we hit the 100s mark, on Wednesday, Chuo Torrealba accepted the chair as MUD’s secretary. It is clear that Chuo’s role...

Raul Stolk

The Routinization of Barbarism

I can’t help but feel we’re missing the point about Convenio Cambiario #30. Forget the monetary dynamics for a moment, forget PDVSA’s cashflows and the October bond payments and all...

Francisco Toro

Thug-ocracy

Good news, everyone! There’s a new military force in town! Meet the Clash Force (Fuerza de Choque)! (It sounds like a Chuck Norris movie). This week’s Official Gazette...

Gustavo Hernández A.

Scene stealer

The near-universal praise Chúo Torrealba has received upon accepting to be the Secretary General of the opposition’s umbrella coalition is well deserved. Torrealba brings many assets to the table...

Juan Cristobal Nagel

Is Chuo Up to the Job?

Saying “the news here is that the opposition is going to hit the streets,” Jesus (“Chuo”) Torrealba has just accepted Venezuela’s most thankless job: Secretary General of the...

Francisco Toro

Alone in a crowd

I continue to be entertained by Boris Muñoz’s candid interview with political prisoner Leopoldo López. Here are a few takeaways of what Leopoldo says in the second part: The...

Juan Cristobal Nagel

Shortage of excuses

It is rather irresponsible to make harsh statements without hard data to sustain them (thank you, Central Bank!), but we are going to go out on a limb and...

Anabella Abadi M.