Venezuela, Latin America, and other odds and ends
Published at Huffington Post, Venezuela Analysis, Latin America Bureau, and Correo del Orinoco. This weekend the legacy of Hugo Chávez has been raked over the coals one last time, but… Continue reading "Babette’s Feast with the refugees at PDVSA: the real importance of Maduro’s victory in Venezuela"
Originally published by Huffington Post. With just a few days to go before Sunday’s elections (14 April), there’s only one winner: Chávez’s former vice-president Nicolás Maduro. Here we look at the… Continue reading "Venezuelan presidential election 2013: all over bar the shouting"
Originally published by Huffington Post The temporary ceasefire following Hugo Chávez’s death is over, and campaigning for mid-April elections has seen Venezuela’s two political poles renew hostilities. Here we take… Continue reading "Venezuelan presidential election 2013: it’s Chávez deputy Nicolás Maduro at a canter!"
Published in Huffington Post. The death of Hugo Chávez leaves the future of Venezuela in the balance. With elections set for early April, the question of who will replace him… Continue reading "Venezuela after Chávez: who stands a chance in the 2013 presidential elections?"
Stand aside European Union, there’s a new regional body in town! The Andean Community may be on its way out, but soon shall rise from the grit of the Mitad… Continue reading "The view from UNASUR, Latin America’s new centre of the earth"
