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US sanctions have been a blunt instrument, but the threat of re-escalation comes at a moment of vulnerability for Venezuela. The US intervention could have counterproductive…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB273028
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Caribbean dependence on Venezuela.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB242431
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Incumbent Nicolas Maduro will contest a third term, having been chosen as the ruling United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV)’s candidate by ‘acclamation’. Under the electoral…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB285794
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Mutual suspicion nevertheless remains, and US priorities in the region will be a complicating factor, particularly in an election year.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB253396
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The political impasse continues in Venezuela, where social tensions are running high after a month of energy and water shortages. There have been protests but none threatening to…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB243047
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His calls come amid a corruption scandal surrounding his efforts in February to encourage military defections and force humanitarian aid into Venezuela from Colombia. While the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB244681
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However, the credibility of the campaign against President Nicolas Maduro’s government both within and outside Venezuela is undermined by the failure of Maduro’s critics to uphold…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB259008
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It is as yet unclear whether the police officer in question acted alone, although he apparently once worked for former Interior and Justice Minister Miguel Rodriguez Torres, who…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB221789
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Speculation around some form of military intervention to remove President Nicolas Maduro has subsided, with a stepping up of international efforts to find a negotiated solution to…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB239375
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While there is moderate optimism among European, Latin American and Caribbean countries about a negotiated solution to Venezuela’s crisis, the United States remains sceptical. The…