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Posted by David Smilde | Aug 3, 2015 | Articles
The course of US-Venezuela relations over the past five months has been surprising indeed. Few of us criticizing the executive order naming Venezuela a national security threat in March, imagined the opening of high level...
Read MorePosted by David Smilde | Apr 10, 2015 | Analysis
There are many stories going into the Summit of the Americas today and tomorrow (for example this and these). But one of the most interesting is the jostling for position between the US and Venezuela. A week ago the story was...
Read MorePosted by David Smilde | Mar 16, 2015 | Analysis
As is well known by now, President Obama’s executive order declaring Venezuela a threat to US national security has caused an uproar in Venezuela and the region. There is little chance it will die down this week. On Tuesday the...
Read MoreOn December 18, 2014, a day after the announcement of the beginning of negotiations between his country and Cuba regarding the re-establishment of diplomatic and commercial relations, President of the United States Barack Obama...
Read MorePosted by David Smilde | Dec 24, 2014 | Analysis
Reestablishment of diplomatic relations between Cuba and the US raises questions about the future of Venezuela’s relations with its best friend and favorite enemy. That this rapprochement occurred a day before President Barrack...
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