To Vote or Not to Vote, Is That Still the Question?
While an opposition faction seeks to expand systemic pockets of power and another views abstention as a moral imperative, the May mega-vote is all about their inability to sustain unity
Tag: Venezuelan Opposition
What If It’s Venezuelan Society That Collapses—Not the Regime?
Machado’s suffocation thesis may be based on false premises. For Venezuelan society, caught between repression and political “firmas,” the way forward must be organization beyond parties
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Corina and Edmundo’s pitch to Trump—ousting the regime in exchange for opening Venezuela’s oil industry—involves an outdated project that Maduro himself could still hijack
The Making of María Corina Machado
She moderated her tone in the lead-up to July 28, but Machado is now engaging with the MAGA camp. How did she get here after 25 years?
What if the Dictatorship is Just Starting?
Venezuelans will only survive this ordeal by nurturing the diaspora and figuring out how to organize without mainstream politicians. These are our options before a resilient regime and a hostile international environment
Schrödinger's Tyranny
In theory, the dictatorship is both alive and dead. To deal with this uncertainty, the democratic leadership must stop depending on a single person and face the regime with much more than faith
Re-Democratizing Venezuela Will Require Reinventing Our Political Culture
In times of global democratic backsliding, the democratization of Venezuela is an extremely complex issue. Is it even possible?
Why Recognizing González Urrutia as President Won’t Work
The U.S. and other countries declared him president elect, but –research shows– that measure has little effect without Russia and China on board
Chavismo’s Wishful Thinking on Trump Could Be Short Lived
Both Machado’s old ties with the international right and the particular agenda of the new Trumpian era make every side to expect good things from the unpredictable Republican
A New Search for Meaning After July 28
Answers don’t lie on the outcome of the U.S. presidential election. In an uphill race for power, the anti-Maduro leadership should protect the sources of dissent and struggle that pervade the country
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