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
Politics
No Good Options Ahead
Taking part in the regional elections might be the only way forward, but it’s still a terrible plan and politicians should be upfront about it
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?
This Is How Democracies Die in the 21st Century
The death of Venezuelan democracy seems to be replicating in many other countries. How are democracies dying today? A new book by María Puerta Riera explains the diverse and incremental ways this is happening
A New Light Over the Shadows of the Betancourt Administration
After Tiempos de dictadura and CAP: 2 intentos, Carlos Oteyza premiered the new documentary Rómulo resiste, about the challenges, achievements and conflicts of the first term of Venezuelan democracy
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
La Caída #FacebookDown
This episode of Pueblo People dives into the deepest questions of Life, the Universe, and Everything: What would a world without Facebook look like? What if Twitter went down? Can we imagine a non-dystopian future for social media?
Smoothly Sailing Toward November 21st
Here's an extract of last Friday's Political Risk Report. Maduro's stars are lining up for an easy win
Fishing for Venezuelan Voters in Argentina
With a crack appearing in the Maduro-friendly ruling alliance, the local opposition panders to Venezuelan born voters
The Weight of a Crook
Here's an extract of our analysis in Friday's Political Risk Report. What kind of leverage can the opposition get from the information that Alex Saab, Hugo Carvajal, and Rafael Ramírez have?
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