The attacker’s cynicism
Your briefing for Tuesday, April 4, 2017. Translated by Javier Liendo.
Your briefing for Tuesday, April 4, 2017. Translated by Javier Liendo.
Ecuador's new president will govern a country where over half of the population questions his legitimacy, amidst a complex economic situation and skepticism over the CNE's impartiality. Sound familiar?
Investors in Venezuelan debt were already nervous over the upcoming April 12th maturity. The TSJ power grab sent them into panic-selling mode and set the stage for a weekend of uncertainty.
Your briefing for for Friday, March 31, 2017. Translated by Javier Liendo.
Yesterday, the Supreme Tribunal, for all intents and purposes. shut down Venezuela's National Assembly. Speaking on Cesar Miguel Rondón's radio show this morning, AD's Henry Ramos Allup gave the most cogent explanation yet of what happened.
Bloomberg tracked down Michael Hudson, Maduro's new favourite economist. Turns out he's not quite as enamoured of Maduro as Maduro is of him.
Your briefing for Wednesday, March 29, 2017. Translated by Javier Liendo.
Like Mandela in South Africa, a viable opposition presidential candidate in Venezuela must establish himself as the best alternative for the government, maintain control of his party, and have strong support from a rival voting base.
As Copei —one of Venezuela's traditional Big Two political parties— faces outright extinction, we look back at the rise and fall (and fall and fall) of one of the institutional cornerstones of contemporary Venezuela.
A move to outsource the dining halls at Universidad de Los Andes sends pro-government armed groups into a rampage of intimidation and violence, virtually shutting down Mérida's university.
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