The Challenge of Forgiving Those Who Stopped Thinking
When Hannah Arendt wrote her famous essay on the banality of evil, she put the spotlight on those who expected forgiveness because they just followed orders. Venezuela now faces the same dilemma
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A Transition Under Whose Terms?
The recapture of Juan Pablo Guanipa exposes chavismo’s fixation on control and its refusal to tolerate disruptive behaviors
Venezuela Isn’t Transitioning. It’s Operating
As pundits speculate about a Venezuelan “transition”, daily life continues to run on informal networks that function beyond political timelines and state intervention
Venezuela Needs Real Reconciliation, Not Symbolic Gestures
The amnesty law though which Delcy and Jorge Rodríguez seek to simulate a political opening does more to shield repressors than to deliver justice
The Road Ahead to Break Venezuela’s Petro-State Curse
PDVSA’s transformation requires a new management culture that treats the company as one world-class player in a dynamic oil industry
Juan Pablo Guanipa Tests the Delcy Regime
Juan Pablo Guanipa tested Delcy Rodríguez's political openness, and she failed
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