Geoff Ramsey on NPR: the International Community Faces a ‘Crossroads’ in Venezuela
On July 23, NPR posted an excerpt of a nice conversation I had with John Otis on the difficult...
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PODCASTS
Podcast: Venezuela’s Crisis, Outside Powers, Politics, and the Search for a Solution
In the latest WOLA Podcast, WOLA’s Adam Isacson interviews Geoff Ramsey and David Smilde on the current state of play in Carcas and Washington.This situation report covers a lot of ground. Ramsey and Smilde explain the...
Read MoreUnderstanding Today’s Indictments of Nicolás Maduro and Allies: An Interview with Ian Masters
Whenever something big goes down in Venezuela I can count on a call from Ian Masters of Background Briefing. He’s got a great sense of the issues and what’s important. In this interview we talk about how to make...
Read MoreWOLA Podcast – ‘Venezuela: New Year, New Political Tumult’
For Venezuela, 2020 began with new political turmoil, as the Maduro government maneuvered to take over the presidency of the opposition-majority National Assembly. Will this backfire for Maduro? Can the opposition maintain...
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VIDEOS
Video: Venezuela Urgently Needs to Ramp Up Humanitarian Assistance
In Venezuela, a country that for years has been grappling with widespread shortages of food, medicine, and essential goods, the COVID-19 pandemic is aggravating an already dire humanitarian emergency. By some estimates, Venezuela has just 8 hospital beds per 100,000 people.
Read MoreWOLA Webinar | Human Trafficking amid a Pandemic: Confronting the Exploitation of Fleeing Venezuelans
On June 30, we had the pleasure of collaborating with Refugees International and Women’s Link Worldwide to host a panel on the human trafficking of Venezuelan migrants throughout the region.
Read MoreVPItv: David Smilde Conversa con Antonieta La Rocca sobre la Incursión Marítima
Tuve el gusto y de tener una entrevista se ha visto con Antonieta La Rocca de VPItv sobre la incur marítimasión y sus implicaciones para el conflicto venezolano. También discutimos lo que tiene que pasar para que el...
Read MoreUiO/WOLA Webinar: What are drivers, transitions and pathways out of Venezuela’s crisis?
On June 4, the Center for Development and the Environment at the University of Oslo, and WOLA collaborated on a virtual symposium to launch the special issue of the European Review of Latin American and Caribbean Studies, guest...
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Venezuela Program
Geoff Ramsey
Director for Venezuela @GRamsey_LatAm
David Smilde
WOLA Senior Fellow and the Charles A. and Leo M. Favrot Professor of Human Relations at Tulane University
@dsmilde