Why Wall Street & China Have the Same Problem in Venezuela
The single greatest obstacle to reconstruction is not economic or regulatory. It’s the model represented by the man who controls the security apparatus
Tag: corruption
Guatemala’s Pact of the Corrupt Helps Explain Chavismo
Whether against elPeriódico or Armando.Info, the relentless persecution of investigative reporters shows how corruption is used to protect predatory elites
The Rodríguez Siblings Are Losing a Major Asset: Zapatero
The former Spanish PM never stopped helping chavismo out. Now, authorities reveal what he allegedly earned for that service
Venezuela Needs to Finally Unlearn Extraction
Over generations, the State was hollowed out into something to loot. National rebuilding requires radical institutional transformation
Rafael Sarría: The Rise of Diosdado’s Frontman
A money man for top Maduro regime insiders can be quite hard to trace. This year, Sarría showed his face as he took over a leading Venezuelan radio network
The Playbook and the Memoir of Venezuela’s Demise
A modern classic on the fall of democracies summarizes the Venezuelan case study. But an entirely different book serves as a complement with the granular tale of how our lives changed
Illicit Trade Represents 21% of Venezuela’s GDP: Is This Our Post-Oil Future?
Research by Transparency International Venezuela and Ecoanalítica estimated the size of the criminal economies that deal in gold, drugs, and gasoline with the enthusiastic participation of a corrupt State
From Caracas to London: Living Among Russian Enchufados
Being a Venezuelan in the UK, I can’t but notice one thing in common between two so different worlds: the noisy, dirty money from Moscow
The Campaign to Protect Venezuelan Assets in the U.S.
NGO INRAV is working on convincing Congress to create a fund and freeze the Venezuelan resources obtained through corruption and embezzlement, using the VERDAD Act
Sanctions: The New Main Trope in the Chavista Narrative
As populist parties usually do, chavismo has always resorted to victimization as casus belli behind collective vengeance. Now the sanctions are at the center of a patriotic resistance story
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