Venezuela’s 2025: Finally Over, But Here Comes the Joropo of 2026
For the first time in Venezuela’s history, 2025 presented the possibility of a military aggression by the US. But Maduro’s still there
Tag: Trump
How Trump’s Stance on Venezuela Changed Since 2019
This regime-change push looks nothing like the effort led by Guaidó and Leopoldo. That experience helps to explain Trump today
Doing Business With the Dirtiest Oil In the World
Why would the US want to buy Venezuelan oil? Why would Venezuela want to sell to its worst enemy? Francisco Monaldi makes it simple for those who are still wondering
The Venezuelan Standoff
After a crazy weekend of conspiracy theories on the imminent fall of the Maduro regime, we give our two cents on where things may be stuck at
The Contradictory Saga that Left 600,000 Venezuelans in Post-TPS Limbo
Their status expired last week after two SCOTUS rulings. For many, Trump’s rhetoric about the country stands in contrast to his treatment of Venezuelan migrants
On the Perils of Hope
I understand why Venezuelans would turn their hope towards Trump, an enemy of the Venezuelan people. Desperation will make one do crazy things. I did it
It’s Maduro Who Dragged Venezuela and the Region to this Critical Juncture
Our crisis should not be distorted to fit the biases of U.S. commentators more focused on antagonizing Donald Trump than on helping bring about a democratic outcome
María Corina Bets It All on a Final Swing in the Ninth Inning
Bipartisan consensus over Venezuela declines. The chance for decisive U.S. action is slipping away. Trump’s next move could determine Venezuela’s future or the end of Machado
There’s a Battle for MAGA’s Soul—and Venezuela Is in the Middle of It
A couple of nights ago, Tucker Carlson pitched Maduro’s Venezuela as the most conservative country in the Americas, and a bunch of people outside the MAGAsphere said “what the heck is going on?"
Venezuela is Exposing the Debts of Latin American Integration
The hollow anti-imperialism and submissive alignment triggered by U.S. threats crystallizes age-old failures at regional integration. Will anything change?
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