Interviews

Chavez: “We have not heard a long-term plan to reestablish democratic institutions, set an electoral timeline, or address the stolen 2024 election, and restoring democracy is a prerequisite for improving living conditions in Venezuela.”

On January, president and CEO of the Inter-American Dialogue, Rebecca Bill Chavez, spoke with DW News to discuss what comes next after the capture of Nicolás Maduro....
Rebecca Bill Chavez

Chavez: “The removal of Maduro is the relatively easy part. What comes next is the real challenge.”

On January 3, President and CEO of the Inter-American Dialogue, Rebecca Bill Chavez, spoke with BBC News to discuss the U.S. detention of Maduro in a military operation in Caracas...
Rebecca Bill Chavez

Chavez: “What President Trump labeled a blockade in his tweet is a significant step in the escalation of pressure we’ve seen off the coast of Venezuela… oil is the Maduro regime’s lifeline.”

On December 18, president and CEO of the Inter-American Dialogue, Rebecca Bill Chavez, spoke with DW News about whether the U.S. could remove Maduro from power by cutting off Venezuela’s...
Rebecca Bill Chavez

Chavez: “One of my hopes is that [Machado’s Nobel Peace Prize] gets the international community’s attention again to Venezuela, because ultimately any solution is going to require the support of the international community”

On December 12, President and CEO of the Inter-American Dialogue Rebecca Bill Chávez spoke with BBC News, where she discussed the consequences of seizing U.S. oil tankers off the Venezuelan...
Rebecca Bill Chavez

Chavez: “[The release of Juan Orlando Hernández] sends a signal to other actors that they can act with impunity and facilitate the flow of drugs into the United States without being held accountable.”

On December 2, president and CEO of the Inter-American Dialogue, Rebecca Bill Chavez, spoke with Morning Joe to discuss the pardon of Honduran ex-president, Jose Orlando Hernández....
Rebecca Bill Chavez

Chavez: “If we were in a situation where the U.S. engaged in some sort of unilateral military intervention, it would likely lead to a long, protracted conflict.”

On November 28, Inter-American Dialogue president and CEO Rebecca Bill Chávez gave an interview to BBC News in which she warned that U.S. military operations in Venezuelan territorial waters could...
Rebecca Bill Chavez

Chavez: “If we were to move from maritime actions to attacks on land, it would deepen legal concerns at both the domestic and international levels”

In an interview with Valor Econômico, Inter-American Dialogue president and CEO Rebecca Bill Chavez warned that U.S. military operations in Venezuelan territorial waters could violate international law without Caracas’s consent...
Rebecca Bill Chavez

Santos: “Today, we are the only public policy program in Washington fully dedicated to Brazil and its relationship with the United States.”

Bruna Santos, director of the Brazil Program at the Inter-American Dialogue, told Exame that there is “no short-term solution” to the Brazil–U.S. political crisis, stressing the private sector’s role in...
Bruna Santos

Stanton: “A holistic early warning system is essential to identify students at risk of dropping out while they are still in the classroom rather than waiting for them to abandon it.”

Sarah Stanton, education program manager of the Inter-American Dialogue, spoke with Jamaica's Nationwide This Morning to discuss the findings of the Jamaica Education Report Card (2025)....
Sarah Stanton

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