What 2020 Did to Venezuela
This year, like 2019, leaves a different country behind, with a more solid dictatorship, the expanding impact of sanctions and the pandemic. A different reality demands a different conversation
What's Left of the Venezuelan Opposition
The year is half gone and Maduro’s grip on a devastated land looks secure. The hype surrounding Juan Guaidó is but a dim and distant memory. Is opposition politics even possible in Venezuela in 2020?
While the Giant Sleeps, Maduro Goes All In
Using the TSJ to take over main opposition parties right after appointing the new CNE board of authorities, the regime wiped out the chances of de-escalation and doesn’t expect there will be a price to pay
The Mystery in Juan Guaidó’s Suitcase
January 23rd marked a full year since Juan Guaidó assumed the caretaker presidency. The way his influence has changed since then is evident, especially after his international tour. This unprecedented story could spin into many different scenarios.
A New Battle for the National Assembly
The new twist in the neverending political crisis in Venezuela is the regime’s attempt, so far unsuccessful, to control the National Assembly, apparently by order of the Kremlin.
2019 Gave Us a New Kind of Country
It was a year where political change looked closer than ever in two decades of chavismo. However, hope dissolved again. But this defeat was different: it left an...
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