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Posted by David Smilde | Apr 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 MorePosted by David Smilde | Apr 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 MorePosted by David Smilde | Apr 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 MorePosted by wordpress | Aug 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 MoreThis 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...
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