Neither extreme is going to save Venezuela and neither extreme is going to get rid of Maduro, which is what Trump needs to address insecurity, to address migration and to address China’s influence in Latin America.
Neither extreme is going to save Venezuela and neither extreme is going to get rid of Maduro, which is what Trump needs to address insecurity, to address migration and to address China’s influence in Latin America.
[Unlike Mexico, a major manufacturing country,] they don’t have an alternative economic growth strategy.
América Latina no es una prioridad para el próximo gobierno de Trump, sencillamente porque hay demasiada competencia a nivel global.
[El derrocamiento de Assad envía el mensaje a gobernantes como Maduro de que] ningún dictador está a salvo eternamente, aferrándose al poder.
[Latin America and the Caribbean] has become the greenest region on the planet.
It’s an attempt to send a clear message that no one from the opposition is safe anywhere in Venezuela.
The regime is not feeling the costs it should for the repression, for the blatant fraud. The ICC could elevate those costs, because there is evidence of alleged crimes against humanity. Ordering Maduro’s international arrest could motivate others in his regime to move Venezuela back to democracy. They won’t do that if they don’t feel there is a real threat of accountability abroad.
The Maduro government is clearly more afraid of punitive measures under the Trump administration than under President Biden. They want to show that they would be willing to negotiate.
Los países de la región están muy afectados por las barreras existentes en sus ecosistemas de inversión [en energía verde], de acceso al financiamiento, sea por problemas institucionales, de políticas o de seguridad jurídica. Saltar la barrera no es imposible, pero se requiere trabajo y voluntad política, que muchas veces no está presente.
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