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Politics, Venezuela
Misjudging the military: Guaidó, Trump, and the long shadow of Venezuela’s civil-military alliance

Republished with permission of Al Jazeera © 2019 One month on from Juan Guaidó’s decision to declare himself acting president of Venezuela in parallel to President Nicolás Maduro, the country remains in a… Continue reading "Misjudging the military: Guaidó, Trump, and the long shadow of Venezuela’s civil-military alliance"

6 years ago
Economy, Politics, Venezuela
Is socialism to blame for Venezuela’s never-ending crisis?

Republished courtesy of Al Jazeera. Though ’21st-century socialism’ is implicated in Venezuela’s collapse, so too are many characteristics of the country’s context, capitalism, and culture. Venezuela’s recent presidential election has… Continue reading "Is socialism to blame for Venezuela’s never-ending crisis?"

6 years ago