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What’s Next for Venezuela?

Now that the Venezuelan opposition has won a two-thirds majority in the National Assembly, major changes are on the horizon. As WOLA Senior Fellow David Smilde explains, some of the biggest looming questions are whether the...

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2015: A Crucial Year for Venezuela

The 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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tumblr_mz1er3kxew1ra9fln In this story by NPR’s John Otis, WOLA Senior Fellow David Smilde comments on public sentiment toward Venezuela’s Department of Happiness.

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