'Talk to the Opposition, Negotiate With the United States'
This is an extract of Friday's Political Risk Report.
What Options Are Left on the Table?
This is an extract of Friday's Political Risk Report. After sweeping away the option of the recall referendum, what will be the "ask" to the Maduro government in the next round of talks? How does this impact chavismo and the opposition?
2022, the Year of Forced Restraint
This is an extract of our end-of-the-year political risk report. The state of the revolution seems strong in 2022, but chavismo will have to contain some of its inner demons to work on itself
Succession, But Make It Chávez
Just like every Monday, here's an extract of our Political Risk Report. This week, however, we had to infuse it with an extra oomph just to keep up with everything that happened during the weekend
Venezuela’s Highest Court Steals Home for Chavismo
The move by the government to steal the result in Barinas using the TSJ and the hostility towards the European Union electoral observation mission won’t hide what November 21st showed: chavismo’s electoral game is weak. Here's an updated extract of our Political Risk Report
The Winners and Losers of Cohabitation
The 2021 regional elections in Venezuela confirmed disaffection and the weakening of political identities. But the elections also revealed a new landscape, still dominated by chavismo but especially by the need of a normal life
What's Brewing Under Chavismo's Latest Power Moves?
Here's an extract of last Friday's Political Risk Report. The new political landscape stimulates competition for the opposition leadership… and also for replacing Maduro
How Saab’s Extradition Changed the Game
Here's an extract of last Friday's Political Risk Report. A Cape Verde-Florida flight brings the Venezuelan conflict back to the old Caracas-Washington feud
Alex Saab Is Extradited to the U.S.
The impoverished chavista regime spent a fortune trying to avoid it, but it finally happened: a U.S. Department of Justice plane picked up the Colombian businessman from Cape Verde. Where does this leave the Mexico talks?
Juan is the Loneliest Number
Here's a short extract of last Friday's Political Risk Report. Venezuela stakeholders are moving on—and away—from the idea that was the caretakership
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