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A decade after his death, a recent Datanalisis poll gives Chavez the highest approval rating of any political leader, at 56%, compared with 22% for his successor Nicolas Maduro…
The political crisis that began in Nicaragua last year has sent the economy into a deep recession. A collapse in consumer and business confidence has significantly reduced demand…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB246640
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Cuban COVID-19 response.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB251658
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The government is nevertheless shaken. Protests were triggered by severe economic hardship, and reflect a loss of public confidence that the government can improve matters. The…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB262895
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Responding to the COVID-19 pandemic has enabled President Nicolas Maduro to stabilise his domestic position. The government is leveraging humanitarian needs to bypass US…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB252910
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The vaccine is one of four being developed by Cuba, which aims to become a key international vaccine supplier, to enhance the strategic and economic impacts of its health…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB259319
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His inaugural speech displayed commitment to a right-wing economic strategy and pro-US foreign policy. However, it omitted two potential threats to governance: renegotiation of…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB281359
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The ruling will follow a protracted legal battle between incumbent President Nicolas Maduro and opposition leader Juan Guaido -- the latter recognised as legitimate president by…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB263419
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The economy, however, is in dire straits. Widespread shortages of everyday supplies are reminiscent of the crisis that followed collapse of the Soviet Union in the 1990s. Economic…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB254181
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US President Joe Biden’s administration is under mounting international and domestic pressure to reverse the decision by the outgoing Trump administration to suspend Venezuela’s…