AQ Podcast: Changes in Venezuela
What signs of an economic shift mean for U.S.-Venezuela relations and the opposition to Nicolás Maduro.
Venezuela and Nicolás Maduro: An Overview
This article is adapted from AQ’s special report on the Summit of the Americas. Click here for the full list of countries. Maduro has consolidated power and repressed critics throughout his years in office, leading more than 6 million Venezuelans to flee the country’s dire humanitarian and security situation. Maduro’s party won key governorships in November 2021’s regional elections, which … Read more
A Major Roadblock in Future U.S.-Venezuela Talks: the ELN
The guerrilla group’s growing power is an obstacle to democratic and economic stabilization in Venezuela.
Book Review: Things Are Never So Bad That They Can’t Get Worse
A journalist tracks Venezuelan history from boom to bust—and reveals the causes of today’s “tragic impasse.”
Facing Hunger, Venezuelans Rely on Nature’s Bounty
Photographer Andrea Hernández Briceño depicts how the land provides a precarious solution to the country’s food shortages.
Venezuela’s Evolving Relationship with China
AQ tracks how the country has managed its ties with Beijing.
Dollarization Can’t Save the Venezuelan Economy
Pragmatic adjustments have abated Venezuela’s collapse, but the bigger picture remains a bleak one.
Europe’s Window of Opportunity on Venezuela Is Closing
If they act quickly, the EU and the US can achieve a greater alignment of diplomatic and economic pressure.
Leopoldo López: Venezuela Needs Unity at Home and Abroad
“Venezuelan democrats have an obligation to reunify,” writes a leader in exile.
Venezuela Needs More Realism, Less Hubris from the US
The Biden administration must refine the U.S.’s strategy towards the 20-year-old dictatorship.
What Venezuela’s Henrique Capriles Really Wants
With Juan Guaidó under pressure, an opposition stalwart plays the long game.
How Maduro Is Using COVID-19 to Silence His Opponents Even Further
New data show Venezuela’s government is targeting journalists and others who might expose the reality of COVID-19.
Trump, Venezuela and the ELN: The Geopolitics of Peace in Colombia
The ELN has become an increasingly binational insurgency, with major political implications for the region.
Amid Crisis, Venezuela’s Maduro Deepens Control
A series of authoritarian moves have drawn a muted public response – and not just because of the coronavirus.
How Venezuela Should Think About Reopening Its Economy
Nicolás Maduro has little fiscal and political room to maneuver as scarcity and food insecurity worsen.
