The State Said Víctor Quero Was Alive
The Rodríguez regime will demand applause for acknowledging the detention and death in prison of a man, and the bureaucratic torture of his 81-old mother
Venezuela Needs to Finally Unlearn Extraction
Over generations, the State was hollowed out into something to loot. National rebuilding requires radical institutional transformation
Machado’s Return Is the Real Test of Venezuela’s Political Opening
Only her presence in Venezuela, and the resumption of normal politics, can show that power is no longer purely discretionary
So You’re Thinking of Investing in Venezuela
You wouldn’t be the only one. Many are trying to answer the same question: is Venezuela finally back on the map?
De Gaulle vs. María Corina: Resisting Great-Power Tutelage
The US faces the same problem it once had with the embattled French general: nation-building can’t succeed without legitimate national leaders
A Transition Under Whose Terms?
The recapture of Juan Pablo Guanipa exposes chavismo’s fixation on control and its refusal to tolerate disruptive behaviors
This Transition Might Work Out
Students, press workers, and families of detainees are reemerging after being silenced under Maduro. Such sustained pressure from below can make the system crack
The Tudares Case and the Regime’s New Constraints
The son-in-law of Edmundo González was released after his wife denounced coercion from intermediaries presumably acting on the regime’s behalf
Regime Learning: Who Can Afford to Fail in Venezuela?
In its state of permanent crisis, chavismo’s ability to reinvent itself and recalibrate goals in response to threats should not be underestimated moving forward
The Traps of Waiting for Political Change under Delcy Rodríguez
The longer Venezuelans wait for democratization under the Trump–Rodríguez equilibrium, the weaker the prospects for enforcing democratic demands
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