Venezuela is now suffering severe gasoline shortages as the United States has cracked-down on fuel-for-oil swaps as part of its “maximum pressure” campaign. While Venezuela once refined all of its gasoline and even exported it,...
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Disasters are always a challenge but frequently provide authoritarian governments with opportunities as the de facto power they wield suddenly becomes much more important to the population and its neighbors. Maduro has indeed been able seize the political spotlight from Juan Guaidó and gain some implicit international recognition from Colombia.
Read More On March 12, I was invited to NTN24’s Cuestión de Poder to discuss the findings of our latest report on the realities of drug trafficking and corruption in Venezuela (see full interview above, in Spanish). As I mention,...
Read MoreTuve el gusto de hablar con mi amiga Luz Mely Reyes, directora de Efecto Cocuyo, en su programa de entrevistas llamado ConlaLuz. Tomamos un inventario del primer año desde que Juan Guaidó asumió la presidencia interina, de su...
Read MoreOn Monday, December 2, WOLA had the pleasure of collaborating with Tulane University’s Center for Inter-American Policy and Research (CIPR) to host a discussion on the prospect of an oil-for-necessities program to...
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