Javier Corrales

Javier Corrales is the Dwight W. Morrow 1895 professor of Political Science at Amherst College, Massachusetts. His parents were victims of the Cuban Revolution, hence his sympathy toward Venezuela. He loves aviation, hates traffic jams, and is trying to become a better biker.

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2011: Pax Bolivariana

Chávez's foreign policy looked to cement 21st Century Socialism as the ideological pillar of the region through a costly and aggressive "oil diplomacy." A glance back at the state of Venezuelan international affairs in 2011 shows that alliances are fragile when they are built on opportunism.

Javier Corrales