The Citizen Security Proposals of Venezuela’s New National Assembly
A picture of Hugo Chávez saluting Simón Bolívar that hangs on a wall in the National Security...
Read MoreFeb 7, 2016 | Analysis
A picture of Hugo Chávez saluting Simón Bolívar that hangs on a wall in the National Security...
Read MoreJan 5, 2016 | Analysis
I have been preoccupied with the annual January deluge of professorial tasks over the past couple of days—tenure letters, conference submissions, annual review, etc. But I have been closely watching the events surround the...
Read MoreJan 2, 2016 | Analysis
Deep divisions within the opposition came to the fore over the Christmas break, fueled by a...
Read MoreDec 28, 2015 | Analysis
The opposition coalition Mesa de la Unidad Democrática (MUD) held a press conference on December 22 to denounce that Venezuela’s highest court, the Tribunal Supremo de Justicia (TSJ), had received a petition by the ruling party...
Read MoreDec 17, 2015 | Analysis
Venezuela’s outgoing National Assembly, still dominated by the Socialist Party (PSUV), has sworn in Judge Susana Virginia Barreiros Rodríguez as the new General Public Defender. Barreiros presided over the trial of Leopoldo...
Read MoreDec 8, 2015 | Analysis, Multimedia, Video
A promotional video supporting the Ley de Amor. One of the most important stories of Venezuela’s legislative elections is the election of Tamara Adrián, a transgender activist who ran as a candidate with opposition party...
Read MoreJan 19, 2014 | Analysis
The Venezuelan National Assembly’s (AN) new legislative session started on January 4 and will last through the 2014 calendar year. It began with the reelection of several AN members to their leadership positions and illustrated...
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