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1 – 10 of 13President Nicolas Maduro’s beleaguered government will seek to sidestep sanctions on the Venezuelan oil sector announced by the United States on January 28. Some technical aspects…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB241543
ISSN: 2633-304X
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On July 31 the US government announced sanctions against President Nicolas Maduro, one of only four heads of state to face a US travel ban and asset freeze. Maduro is claiming an…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB223557
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Hopes that sanctions and a sclerotic economy will hinder Russia’s war effort are likely to prove misplaced. Careful management of the budget and healthy oil revenues mean that the…
A violent clampdown on the opposition and civil society groups in January and February prompted the US government to renew sanctions, while the UK government has put cooperation…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB242610
ISSN: 2633-304X
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The December 7 virtual summit between Presidents Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin was an attempt to reduce the risk of imminent conflict. The results, including an agreement to…
Maduro has assumed the offensive both within the ruling United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) and in the ongoing confrontation between his government and Washington. In a…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB226297
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Politicians will increasingly look to presidential polls due in 2021, further weakening the incumbent. The external environment remains largely unfavourable.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB253135
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Prospects for Venezuela to end-2019.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB244300
ISSN: 2633-304X
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The final official vote tally in Venezuela shows 68% for incumbent President Nicolas Maduro in Sunday’s election, well above the previous high for the ruling United Socialist…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB233927
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This follows the finalisation in October of a new electoral law introducing a higher degree of proportional representation (PR), and fraught parliamentary agreement on…