It’s Maduro Who Dragged Venezuela and the Region to this Critical Juncture
Our crisis should not be distorted to fit the biases of U.S. commentators more focused on antagonizing Donald Trump than on helping bring about a democratic outcome
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María Corina Bets It All on a Final Swing in the Ninth Inning
Bipartisan consensus over Venezuela declines. The chance for decisive U.S. action is slipping away. Trump’s next move could determine Venezuela’s future or the end of Machado
There’s a Battle for MAGA’s Soul—and Venezuela Is in the Middle of It
A couple of nights ago, Tucker Carlson pitched Maduro’s Venezuela as the most conservative country in the Americas, and a bunch of people outside the MAGAsphere said “what the heck is going on?"
Venezuela is Exposing the Debts of Latin American Integration
The hollow anti-imperialism and submissive alignment triggered by U.S. threats crystallizes age-old failures at regional integration. Will anything change?
Trump’s Volatility in the Caribbean Shakes Nicolás Maduro
Trump’s quest for the Nobel Peace Prize brings his unpredictable politics to Venezuela, exposing contradictions that generate paralysis within chavismo
TPS Holders Search for Solutions After Trump Ends Protections
Rendered deportable during Trump’s second term, hundreds of thousands of TPS recipients—who fled dire conditions at home—seek legal paths to remain in the U.S.
“When the Marines Arrive”: Dismantling the Politics of Impotence
Recent events are again putting the fate of Venezuelans in the hands of Trump and the U.S. military. It’s time to abandon this futile faith and seriously consider what may come next—and how that can go wrong
Most Venezuelans Sent to El Salvador Had No Criminal Convictions in the U.S.
More than half of the 238 deportees—130 of them—had no criminal record in the U.S. and were classified solely as immigration law violators, Homeland Security records show
Trump and Chávez are More Similar Than We Thought
Evidence is adding up: us vs them, the erasing of truth, the charge on check and balances, the flood of the public space
Selling the Underground Chest
María Corina and Edmundo’s pitch to Trump—ousting the regime in exchange for opening Venezuela’s oil industry—involves an outdated project that Maduro himself could still hijack
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