South America Faces Fears of Fragility
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has called for military exercises on August 26 and 27, after U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he would not […] More
Venezuela
No Resolution on Venezuelan Crisis As Asylum Seekers Flee to U.S.
As Venezuela spirals into economic and political chaos, the Organization of American States (OAS) has failed for a second time in just one month to […] More
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 second month […] 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: 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 increasingly fleeing the country […] 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 against him. On October 20, […] More
Venezuela's Military: Both a Stabilizing and Destabilizing Force
Tens of thousands of anti-government demonstrators flooded Venezuela’s capital Caracas yesterday to protest President Nicolás Maduro after three years of recession, extreme inflation, and a […] More
Ties to the Bolivarian Revolution
Venezuelan opposition leaders and other anti-government protestors flooded to the capital Caracas yesterday to demand a recall referendum on President Nicolás Maduro sometime this year. […] More
Maduro Needs the Military
As demonstrators spread through Venezuela’s capital Caracas yesterday demanding a recall referendum of President Nicolás Maduro, the military, notably, did not suppress the demonstrations. The […] More
Food Shortages in Venezuela: Drawing the Line?
Shortages of basic food products in Venezuela are estimated at 80 percent, which means that 80 percent of these products are not available at a […] More
Venezuela’s Descent into Crisis
Filling the big shoes of a larger than life leader presents special challenges for leadership succession. Under a larger than life leader, the roles and […] More
Caracas in Crisis
Deterioration of democracy, humanitarian issues, and an economic crisis in Venezuela have the potential to cause an implosion that destabilizes the greater region. As The […] More
Humanitarian Emergency
Venezuela is facing the most serious political and economic crisis of any country in Latin America. The situation is extremely volatile. Riots have intensified over […] More
Cheap Dollars
The Venezuelan economy was forecast to contract six percent in 2016; following a 5.7 percent contraction in 2015, the latest period for which official government […] More
Venezuela: Veering Off the Edge
In Venezuela, everything is running out. Food, electricity, and basic necessities like toilet paper are scarce. Foreign reserves have been depleted, and the government is […] More
Russian Influence in Latin America
On November 30, 2015, on the sidelines of the United Nation COP21 Climate Change Summit in Paris, the Presidents of Peru and Russia signed an […] More
The Gerasimov Doctrine
Through hybrid warfare and the Gerasimov Doctrine, Russia is increasingly blurring the lines between war and peace, business and crime. Russia’s involvement in Latin America […] More
Security and Commerce
As a native Costa Rican and Professor of political science, Constantino Urcuyo Fournier has a unique perspective into Russia’s increasing involvement in Latin America. As […] More