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This week, WOLA Senior Fellow and Tulane University Professor David Smilde published a study for the Wilson Center’s Latin American Program through which he traces the evolution of Venezuela’s chavismo from its beginnings as a version of left populism based on the charisma of former President Hugo Chávez, to its turn toward socialism, to its current authoritarian incarnation under Nicolás Maduro.

On September 9, WOLA Director for Venezuela Geoff Ramsey was featured in a Q&A published by the Inter-American Dialogue’s Latin America Advisor alongside OAS Director of Diversity and Social Inclusion Betilde Muñoz and former U.S. Special Representative for Venezuela Elliott Abrams. Below is Geoff’s response.

Read the full report Lea el resumen en español Venezuela is experiencing an intractable political...

On February 3, 2021, WOLA Senior Fellow David Smilde participated in a Q&A published by the Inter-American Dialogue’s Latin America Advisor along with Abe Lowenthal, Vanessa Neumann, Marc Becker, Jennifer McCoy, Gustavo Roosen, and Diego Arria. Below is David’s response.

As we enter a new phase of leadership under the Biden administration, the Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA) has been actively engaging with actors in Venezuela and in Washington to advocate for a peaceful, democratic solution in the country.

Hace dos semanas pidieron a Abe Lowenthal y Sergio Bitar hablar sobre la transición chilena de...