Damaged goods chronicles
A guest post from Daniel Lansberg-Rodríguez about the pyrrhic victory that is getting into the UN Human Rights Council… The United Nations Human Rights Council: a Tarnished Brand...
Where's Waldo? Cont.
Six days after his last public appearance, Hugo Chávez is on TV again. Same setting. Pretty much the same attendees. Zero contact with the people. The topic of...
Our love of soft drinks is about to be tested
Venezuelans love soft drinks. They really do. I must admit, I love them too. Even if is not the healthiest thing, people here spend more on carbonated drinks...
Blowing smoke
Today there was (is?) a fire in the International Hall of Venezuela’s main international airport. What does State media say? It quotes the head of the airport saying...
16-D Races to Watch: Amazonas
The most remote of Venezuela’s states was not supposed to have its election for State governor until late 2013. In the 2000 mega-election, the final result was very...
João Santana: Svengali for the wicked (Updated)
This Foreign Policy post on João Santana was pretty interesting. Santana is one of the more succesful of a cadre of Brazilian political consultants changing the landscapes of many...
16D: Hercules vs. the Stockholm Syndrome
Now, because you’re reading this blog, it’s a safe bet that you’re really into Venezuelan politics and, more than likely, take a strong tribal stance on the whole...
Constituyente-palooza!
Last weekend, State media outlets dedicated almost all of their programing to cover a series of small gatherings all across Venezuela, as part of something called “Constituent Process...
New planes for Conviasa, junk for the rest
Venezuelan flag carrier Conviasa has started to recieve the first group of the twenty Embraer E-190 aircraft it bought in late 2011 to Brazil. The state airline, which...
Well, this happened...
The Bolivarian Republic won the right to be a member of the United Nations’ Human Rights Council. It will join Argentina and Brazil as representatives of Latin America....
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