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Destroying Boats, Killing Crews, Escalating Risks: The Venezuela Gambit

OPINION — “Does the Coast Guard have legal authority to destroy a boat or to kill the crew with lethal force if there has not been a [...] More

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Brazil and Colombia Should Support Democracy in Venezuela 

OPINION — Absent a last-minute alteration of the electoral calendar by Venezuela’s authoritarian regime, Venezuelans will go to the polls on July 28 [...] More

The Staggering Scale of the Venezuelan Refugee Crisis

Bottom Line Up FrontAt the end of 2019, more than 16% of Venezuela’s population have fled the country, an astonishing 4.7 million people.Venezuelans [...] More

Waning Interest in Venezuela?

Bottom Line Up FrontAs it becomes more evident that Venezuelan strongman Nicolas Maduro will remain in power, the Trump administration seems to have [...] More

Is Venezuela Approaching a Tipping Point?

Bottom Line Up FrontRecent unrest in Venezuela and the continuing uncertainty over whether embattled President Maduro will step down continues to [...] More

Preparing for the Day After in Venezuela

The Trump Administration and the international community are focused on helping Venezuelans dislodge Nicholas Maduro from power and install Juan [...] More

Energy and Aid as Leverage in Venezuela

Bottom Line Up FrontThe U.S. has enacted sanctions against Venezuela’s national oil company as well as against embattled President Nicolas Maduro’s [...] More

Witnessing Venezuela’s Exodus

Witnessing Venezuela’s Exodus

CUCUTA, Colombia – Latin America analysts are bracing for a Syria-sized exodus in the Western Hemisphere, as beleaguered Venezuelans flee a [...] More

How Long will Russia and China Underwrite a Collapsing Venezuela?

How Long will Russia and China Underwrite a Collapsing Venezuela?

U.S. President Donald Trump and his Venezuelan counterpart Nicolas Maduro are in a tit-for-tat of name-calling. Trump, in his speech before the [...] More

No Easy Way Out for Venezuelans

Chaos, it seems, has become a new norm in Venezuela. In the past month, masses of peaceful protesters opposed to President Nicolás Maduro have been [...] More

Venezuela Teetering on the Edge

Venezuela Teetering on the Edge

Venezuela is teetering on the edge of implosion, with intertwined economic and political crises spinning out of control. The country is entering its [...] More

Venezuela: From Richest Country in Latin America to “Basket Case”

Venezuela is on the verge of implosion. Inflation has skyrocketed, shortages of food and other basic necessities abound, and Venezuelans are [...] More

In Venezuela, Dialogue Is Not an Olive Branch

Across Venezuela, opposition supporters protested Wednesday in reaction to President Nicolas Maduro shutting down the option of a recall referendum [...] More