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What Will Venezuela’s Military Do? History Offers Hints
Reading Time: 5 minutes More than a year after the Venezuelan opposition showed receipts that their candidate, Edmundo Gonzalez, defeated Nicolás Maduro at the ballot box, the end of autocracy in Venezuela seems more possible than at any other moment in recent history. The renewed optimism is driven not by changes from within, but by increased U.S. pressure on Maduro, including President Trump’s threat of using military force within Venezuelan territory.
In Brief: The Venezuelan Presidential Election
Last week, Venezuela held its presidential election, resulting in a controversial announcement by its National Electoral Council (CNE) that President Nicolás Maduro secured victory with 51 percent of the vote. However, the CNE did not provide precinct-level voting breakdowns as required by Venezuelan law, causing the opposition to immediately dismiss the announcement as fraudulent and claim victory.
In Brief: The Venezuelan Referendum on Guyana
A lot happens every day. Alliances shift, leaders change, and conflicts erupt. With In Brief, we’ll help you make sense of it all. Each week, experts will dig deep on a single issue happening in the world to help you better understand it. *** Last week, voters in Venezuela backed a referendum to assume control of an oil-rich region in neighboring Guyana.
Security Cooperation with Developing Countries
Security Cooperation with Developing Countries This month, the U.S. Department of Defense found out that it cannot fund mil-to-mil engagements, training, and exercises, or do most of the activities Read Full Article »
For Richer or for Poorer: Security Cooperation with Developing Countries
This month, the U.S. Department of Defense found out that it cannot fund mil-to-mil engagements, training, and exercises, or do most of the activities that fall under the general heading of “security cooperation,” in Panama and Chile. The decision in this case is driven not by the domestic political dynamics of these countries but on their income levels.
Voting To Work Together: Democracy And Regional Cooperation In The Context Of The Summit Of The Americas - Australian Institute of International Affairs
The Biden administration prioritised democracy at the recent Summit of the Americas. This focus will complicate regional cooperation. The recent 2022 Summit of the Americas repeatedly made the news, not for being the first time that the leaders of the countries in the Americas gathered since 2018, but for the number of leaders that chose not to gather. In its plan for reengaging with the region, the Biden administration has doubled-down on its focus on democratic values.
Competing for Connections: Authoritarian Powers’ Use of Cyber and Influence in Latin America
Editor’s note: This article is the fifth in a series, “Full-Spectrum: Capabilities and Authorities in Cyber and the Information Environment.” The series endeavors to present expert commentary on diverse issues surrounding US competition with peer and near-peer competitors in the cyber and information spaces. Read all articles in the series here. Special thanks to series editors Capt. Maggie Smith, PhD of the Army Cyber Institute and MWI fellow Dr. Barnett S. Koven.
Gaining Temporary Protected Status and Losing Hope: Venezuelans In and Outside the Country
“I’m staying in Venezuela because I’m an optimist.” This is the chorus of a very popular song released by Venezuelan singer Carlos Baute in 1996. The song goes on to say, “There’s no ill that lasts a thousand years, or a body that could endure it.” The whole thing is set to an upbeat, lively rhythm with drums.
The Only Latina In The Room: Latina representation in national security
by Fabiana Sofia Perera, PhD Blog Post Oct. 14, 2020 Our contributor, Dr. Perera, is a member of the Diversity in National Security Network and was featured in the #OurVoicesInNatSec profile series. Her piece was made possible by our partnership with DINSN and is part of our Mission: Visible initiative. As a faculty member at the William J.
OWING AND OWNING: LATIN AMERICA, CHINA, AND THE PANDEMIC
Most Latin American countries are resource-dependent, some excessively, meaning that their central governments rely on rents from the extraction of natural resources to finance a significant portion of their budgets. In addition to overwhelming healthcare systems almost everywhere, COVID-19 is on track to cause a severe economic contraction all over the globe.
How Chávez Broke Venezuela's Military
This article is adapted from AQ's special report on Latin America's armed forces. Chavismo imposed deep changes to many areas of the Venezuelan government, but the transformation in the armed forces — and more broadly in civil-military relations — stands out as a particularly extreme case.
The Morning After Maduro in Venezuela
One day Venezuelans will wake up to the news that the Maduro regime has ended. Though it is impossible to know when that day might be (political markets site PredictIt puts the odds somewhere around 2 to 1 that Nicolás Maduro won’t be in power by the end of 2019), as a popular Venezuelan song by Carlos Baute says, “no hay mal que dure mil años” (“nothing bad lasts one thousand years”). The day after the last day of the Maduro dictatorship, the work of rebuilding the country will start.
What's Really Going On in Venezuela
What's Really Going On in Venezuela
What's really going on in Venezuela
Fabiana Sofia Perera has lived and studied in Venezuela. She holds an MA in Latin American Studies from Georgetown University and PhD in Political Science from George Washington University. She is an Assistant Research Fellow at the William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies and Subject Matter Expert (SME) on oil-producing countries in Latin America.
U.S. Policy Options for Maduro’s Venezuela: Benign Engagement, Not Benign Neglect
There hasn’t been a U.S. ambassador to Venezuela since Patrick Duddy finished his assignment in Caracas in July 2010. Venezuela’s house on Washington’s Embassy Row has also sat empty since the United States expelled Bernardo Alvarez, the Venezuelan ambassador to the United States, that same year.
Analysis | Bitcoin, move over. There’s a new cryptocurrency in town: The petro.
The newest cryptocurrency is the invention of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. The “petro,” as the cryptocurrency is known, was launched this week as a very creative Hail Mary by a struggling autocrat. The website for the cryptocurrency claims that in its first issue, opened for trading on Feb. 20, it made available 100 million tokens, each selling for about $60, a figure that is close to the price of a barrel of oil.
In Ecuador’s extremely tight election, the left defied the odds
Ecuador voted in a new president on Sunday, in the first election in a decade that didn’t include the sitting president’s name on the ballot. Instead, Ecuadorans narrowly chose outgoing President Rafael Correa’s handpicked candidate, Lenín Moreno, over center-right candidate Guillermo Lasso — 51.05 percent to 48.95 percent.
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