Takeaways from Marco Rubio's Venezuela Assessment
The Secretary of State today discussed Rodríguez compliance, oil, military action, and the opposition before the Senate's Foreign Relations Committee
Politics
Delcy’s Quagmire
Trump forces her to comply, but Rodríguez cannot afford to lose the support of the regime she propped up. Can Venezuela’s interim leader avoid the fate of Maduro?
The Gruesome Lessons that Maduro’s Capture Teach the World
The inability of international institutions to press for change in Venezuela created a vacuum. Trump filled it
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
The Branch
A possessed copying machine, the smell of microwaved fish at lunch, excel sheets, and the fate of the hemisphere. Just another day at The Branch
Chavista Strategic Comms After Maduro’s Capture
The regime salutes a “new era of cooperation” with the US while keeping democratic hopes at bay and calling for “the return” of Maduro and Cilia Flores
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
How Delcy Rodríguez Propped Up the Maduro Regime
She defended chavismo abroad, did Maduro’s bidding to overturn the popular will, and backed state terror while bossing around local businessmen
What Venezuela Reveals About International Law
Critiques of US military action that don’t confront the failures of the UN system offer nothing to address what Venezuelans are going through
The Nobel Peace Prize and the Burden of Democratic Struggle
Examining the Prize’s history and outcomes for laureates in akin contexts helps assess how it may affect María Corina’s leadership
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