Seize the money of Venezuelan kleptocrats to help the country and its people
The world should look to the graft-lined pocketbooks of the Venezuelan officials who created the crisis.
The world should look to the graft-lined pocketbooks of the Venezuelan officials who created the crisis.
En una entrevista con BBC Mundo poco después de que Trump dijera este viernes que su gobierno maneja varias opciones respecto a la crisis en Venezuela, “incluida la opción militar si es necesaria”, Shifter sostuvo que esto podría servir como “un regalo” para Maduro.
This is a critical moment in the Venezuela crisis – hopeful yet uncertain. Moving forward, senior Trump administration officials would be wise to devote more time with their Latin American counterparts, issuing joint statements and coordinating actions to pressure the regime and advance Mr. Guaido’s efforts at reconciliation. Posturing about the U.S.’s power and influence in Venezuela evokes a 19th-century doctrine that has long been irrelevant and is counterproductive.
February 2nd marks two decades since Hugo Chavez first assumed the presidency of Venezuela. Today, the Bolivarian Revolution that Chavez led until his death in 2013 is at its most critical moment: the economy is in ruins, three million Venezuelans have emigrated in recent years, and his successor, Nicolás Maduro, rules as a dictator while Juan Guaidó took the oath as interim president with the support of the international community.
A juicio de Michael Shifter, tiene que haber una negociación para asegurar al régimen de Maduro que va a existir una salida y que “no van a pasar el resto de sus vidas como el Chapo Guzmán en EE.UU.”
El analista político Michael Shifter, presidente del centro de análisis Diálogo Interamericano, explicó que la negativa de Maduro de no recibir ayuda de EE.UU. viene de la época del fallecido expresidente Hugo Chávez, quien tampoco admitió semejante apoyo ante el temor a una “intervención militar”. Shifter dialogó con la Voz de América.
Michael Shifter, presidente del Diálogo Interamericano, asegura que Estados Unidos subestimó a Maduro al pensar que iba a dejar el poder pronto.
Michael Shifter asistió al programa Hora 20 en Caracol Radio donde analizó las reuniones de Trump con el presidente Iván Duque y la postura de la Casa Blanca con respecto a Venezuela.
On February 4, the Inter-American Dialogue hosted an event titled “Venezuela: Between Hope and Uncertainty” to discuss the possible scenarios in which the Venezuelan crisis might unfold.
Michael Shifter, president of the Inter-American Dialogue, was interviewed by BBC World News on Donald Trump’s speech about Venezuela at Florida International University.
Michael Shifter, president of the Inter-American Dialogue, participated on CGTN’s World Insight where he discussed topics such as the international community’s approach to the Venezuelan crisis, the difference between the US’ approach to Venezuela and its approach to other transitions, and the risks of the Trump administration’s tough rhetoric towards Venezuelan officials.
Michael Shifter, president of the Inter-American Dialogue, was interviewed for Background Briefing with Ian Masters, where he discussed topics such as the repercussions of the crisis in Venezuela for American politics, the role of the United States in fostering a democratic transition in Venezuela, and possible outcomes for the crisis. …
En esta edición de Semana en Vivo María Jimena Duzán conversó con Michael Camilleri, director del programa de estado de derecho del Diálogo Interamericano, sobre Guaidó, Maduro y una intervención militar en Venezuela.
Michael Shifter, president of the Inter-American Dialogue, was on Ottawa Morning with Robyn Bresnahan to analyze vice-president Mike Pence’s participation in the Eleventh Lima Group meeting in Bogotá.
Bruno Binetti, non-resident fellow del Diálogo Interamericano, conversó con TN Internacional sobre los sucesos más recientes de la crisis venezolana y los grupos que disputan el poder en el país latinoamericano.