The Foreign Policy Tasks of Venezuela’s Future Democracy
A delicate international game awaits an eventual transition government led by the current opposition, which would need to deal with military forces molded by the chavista era
Tag: democracy
How the Venezuelan Military Could Eventually Challenge Democratization
The FANB could play a tutelary role in a transition even if chavismo leaves power, with a high command seeking to preserve its status and privileges before a new government and the United States
Post-Maduro Venezuela Will Look a Lot Like Peru or El Salvador
If Maduro & Co. were to leave power, a fragmented opposition with no clear agenda could leave us with a deadlocked parliament—or a Bukele-style leader forcing reforms at any cost
Who Will Reinvent Democratic Struggle in Venezuela?
Building true bottom-up power in this new era requires discarding misleading notions of democracy and returning to fundamental practices
Let’s Stop Fooling Ourselves about a So-Called Democratic International Community
Believing there has ever been a just global order—or that Venezuela once belonged to a league of spotless democracies—only distorts our hopes for change and muddles our aspirations as a country
The Tense Birth of Venezuela’s Democratic Era
Betancourt’s civilian republic was born out of confrontation rather than consensus, and with the essential support of the Venezuelan armed forces
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
Venezuela’s '68
In a year of global turbulence, our then-young democracy responded to conflict and fear by allowing an unprecedented (and peaceful) political transition
Can the Barbados Agreement Restore Electoral Conditions in Venezuela?
Eugenio Martinez, one of the more respected Venezuelan election experts, estimates how much the electorate, in Venezuela and abroad, must expect from now to April 2024
Are Protests Useful to Effect Democratic Change in Latin America?
Several cycles of protest and repression have taken place in Latin America during the past ten years, and they form a worrying pattern
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