Venezuela: The Wrong President Takes Office
There is good reason to believe that Nicolas Maduro is not the legitimate president of Venezuela. Nonetheless Maduro was sworn into office on April 19… Read More
Despite Victory Claim, Big Setback for Chavismo in Venezuela
On April 14, some 14.8 million Venezuelans went to the polls to select a new president to replace Hugo Chavez, who died on March 5…. Read More
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Venezuela Presidential Election: Continuing the Chavez Decline
Voters go to the polls on Sunday, April 14, to elect Venezuela’s next president. Snap elections followed the March 5 death of the authoritarian populist… Read More
Heritage Analysts: What We Saw in Venezuela
The situation encountered by Heritage analysts on the ground in Venezuela last week was of a country that has been looted and is falling apart—literally… Read More
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U.N. General Assembly Adopts the Arms Trade Treaty
This morning, by a vote of 154 nations in favor (including the United States), 23 abstentions, and three against (Syria, North Korea, and Iran), the… Read More
Venezuela Tries to Weaken Human Rights Watchdog
A group of populist Latin American states—led by Bolivia, Ecuador, and Venezuela—hopes to reduce the role of an international human rights commission and watchdog. These… Read More
The Arms Trade Treaty, Week Two: The Ways It Might Fail
In New York, the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) conference is entering its final phase, and the ways in which the negotiations might fail are becoming… Read More
Beware of Venezuela’s Paranoid Anti-Americanism
Two weeks after the death of President Hugo Chavez from cancer, Venezuela’s interim chief and Chavista presidential candidate Nicolas Maduro is increasingly resorting to wild,… Read More
Post-Chávez, Caribbean Should Snub PetroCaribe
As some Venezuelans mourn the death of populist President Hugo Chávez, their northern neighbors in the Caribbean Basin shouldn’t shed a tear. In 2005, members… Read More
Who Killed Hugo Chávez? Why Not Ask Raul Castro and Michael Moore?
Today, Venezuela will hold the official state funeral for Hugo Chávez. Already, ceremonies in honor of El Comandante are well underway. On Wednesday, a caravan… Read More
