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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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President 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
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Washington is starting to address the problematic legacy of the Trump administration's Venezuela policy. US economic and oil sanctions have not achieved the goal of dislodging…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB281664
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VENEZUELA: US sanctions may be counterproductive
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES223537
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Higher oil prices, enhanced sanctions evasion and imported Iranian 'diluents' (liquids used to dilute heavy crude) allowed for a resurgence of Venezuelan oil exports and…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB266767
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President Nicolas Maduro's government pulled out of talks with Guaido scheduled to be held in Barbados last week. This was in protest at a further escalation of US sanctions on…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB245735
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Modification is expected to the tough sanctions which the Trump administration imposed on Venezuela’s oil sector. Washington has a geostrategic interest in peeling Venezuela away…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB267884
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VENEZUELA/US: Oil sanctions will have limited effect
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES286510
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This is despite the efforts of a succession of US presidents and Venezuelan opposition leaders, and despite the US sanctions regime. Given his record of victories against external…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB284579
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The outlook for the government is positive. A thaw in relations with the United States and EU, plus sanctions relief, will bring economic benefits and social spending. The slow…