Prodavinci Interview: On Dialogue and Negotiation
Yesterday Prodavinci.com published Elias García Navas’ interview with me regarding the Venezuela...
Read MoreJun 13, 2017 | Analysis
Yesterday Prodavinci.com published Elias García Navas’ interview with me regarding the Venezuela...
Read MoreJun 3, 2017 | Multimedia, Podcast
Goldman Sachs’ Role In The Venezuelan Political Crisis Yesterday I had was able to do an in-studio...
Read MoreMay 21, 2017 | Analysis
Photo from pt. Los Ruices at about 1:15 before concentration actually reached its peak. Yesterday...
Read MoreMay 20, 2017 | Multimedia, Podcast
On Thursday Luke Vargas interviewed Kajsa Norman, Juan Nagel and I about the Venezuela crisis for...
Read MoreApr 18, 2017 | Analysis
On April 16 the Washington Post’s Jackson Diehl published a column on Venezuela in which he argues that the situation in the country shows “the eclipse of American leadership.” Diehl argues that “through three administrations —...
Read MoreApr 11, 2017 | Multimedia, Podcast
Click here to listen. Speaking to Voice of America’s Victor Beattie on April 10, WOLA Senior Fellow David Smilde discussed the ongoing protests in Venezuela this week, as well as the clear impact that mounting international...
Read MoreApr 9, 2017 | Multimedia, Podcast
My interview on BBC World News this evening. Unfortunately, while I spoke they chose to only run footage of violent protest. This is not representative, since most of the protestors were peaceful. Nevertheless, it is good to...
Read MoreAug 31, 2016 | Statements, WOLA Statement
Ahead of tomorrow’s opposition protest, WOLA has put out a statement urging the Venezuelan government to respect the rights of its citizens to participate in peaceful assembly tomorrow, as well as to ensure their safety. WOLA...
Read MoreMar 18, 2015 | Articles
This is a piece by Datanálisis director Luis Vicente León, originally published in Spanish in El Universal on March 15, 2015. The government of president Obama decided to announce sanctions against a few specific Venezuelan...
Read MoreThe coming months will bring major developments for Venezuela’s polarized political landscape.With Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s approval rating at an all-time low, and in the face of worsening scarcity of basic goods...
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WOLA Senior Fellow and the Charles A. and Leo M. Favrot Professor of Human Relations at Tulane University
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