Venezuela: Is There Light at the End of the Tunnel?
A conversation with Luis Vicente León
A conversation with Luis Vicente León
No end in sight for Venezuela
Michael Shifter fue entrevistado por Gerardo Torres de El Salvador sobre los temas más destacados en la agenda regional. Entre otros asuntos, Shifter habló sobre el futuro de la paz en Colombia, la crisis política y económica en Venezuela, y el impacto de las elecciones de Estados Unidos en la región.
What are the worstcase and best-case scenarios for Venezuelan economic and political risk over the next year?
As global oil prices collapsed over the last two years, regional governments have started to lose their leverage in the energy industry. To attract international investors, they must offer increasingly favorable terms, which means ceding more of their own control.
Venezuela’s oil industry has been in decline for years due to mismanagement and lack of investment. But this year, the industry’s problems seem to have multiplied as a result of the sharp decline in global oil prices.
There is little doubt that Venezuela’s crises have multiplied and become more serious since Chavez’s death nearly two years ago.
A pesar de que todos los países de América Latina se han comprometido formalmente a adoptar medidas colectivas para corregir los quebrantamientos de la democracia, se ignoraron las crecientes violaciones de los derechos humanos y el orden democrático en Venezuela.
Pode levar o governo autocrático venezuelano a se enraizar mais solidamente, fraturar e enfraquecer ainda mais a oposição já tolhida e
deixar os problemas da Venezuela sem solução.
The Dialogue welcomed three National Deputies representing different opposition parties to discuss their current legislative agenda and political strategy, with an emphasis on the prospects for economic reform and productive dialogue in Venezuela.
En estas dos entrevistas con CNN, el analista Kevin Casas Zamora hace una lectura del llamado al diálogo entre el gobierno y la oposición en Venezuela, que comenzará el 30 de octubre en Isla de Margarita. Igualmente, el Dr. Casas Zamora analiza la decisión del Consejo Nacional Electoral de Venezuela de suspender la recolección de firmas para el referéndum revocatorio del mandato del presidente Maduro.
With crude oil prices down 25 percent since June and holding at roughly $86 a barrel on Tuesday, Venezuela is getting nervous.
How the State Wrecked the Oil Sector—and How to Save It
Michael Shifter no cree que los gobiernos que integran la OEA vayan a aceptar invocar la Carta Democrática –como lo ha insinuado el secretario general del organismo, Luis Almagro– contra Venezuela, porque temen que activar este mecanismo pueda afectarlos a ellos mismos en un futuro.
Events in the Ukraine have lifted the morale of anti-government protestors in Venezuela and elevated their expectations.