The Current Escalation of U.S.-Venezuela Relations
April 15, 2020
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The United States has had a longstanding tumultuous relationship with Nicolás Maduro, the acting President of Venezuela.
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Venezuela: A Conflict of Who is in Power
January 16, 2020
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In May 2018, Venezuela re-elected President Nicolas Maduro, which resulted in polarized sentiments among a domestic and international audience
War-Rhetoric and “Strong-Man” Politics in the Americas
March 21, 2019
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United States President Donald Trump is notorious for his strong, volatile rhetoric on major topics. His “strong-man” bravado is a large part of what attracted many voters to him in the 2016 Presidential Elections.
Selective Intervention: Why the U.S. presence in Venezuela, but not Nicaragua?
March 12, 2019
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For the past few months, the political crisis in Venezuela has dominated headlines in international news.
US Aid to Venezuela and Troops in Colombia
February 19, 2019
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The humanitarian crisis in Venezuela is reaching an all new level of severity. International ties between Venezuela and foreign actors have never been more complicated.
Small turnout for Maduro's Second Inauguration: What countries still support Venezuela, and Why?
January 22, 2019
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On Thursday, January 10 at 10:00 a.m., controversial leftist leader Nicolas Maduro was sworn in for a second 6-year term as President of Venezuela despite deteriorating economic and political conditions throughout the country. Although Maduro’s inauguration crowd was undeniably more sparse than in the past, a few leaders and foreign dignitaries made a point to make an appearance and show their support for the regime in spite of widespread international criticism.
The Message of the Petro: Venezuela’s Crypto-currency Effort
November 15, 2018
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Venezuela’s prolonged economic crisis has not slowed down. The International Monetary Fund projects an 1,000,000% inflation rate by the end of 2018 (Ellsworth). The country’s paper currency, the bolívar, has become nearly worthless while the government scrambles to implement different monetary reforms to ease inflation and reboot the economy. Despite the government’s attempts, Venezuelans have taken matters into their own hands, turning to the black market, exchanging goods and services, or using the U.S. dollar for functionality.
Maduro withholding passports to keep control at home and abroad
September 6, 2018
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Since the start of the Bolivarian Revolution in Venezuela, the country has been seeing mass migration that has astounded many. A late-2017 survey compiled by the group Consultores 21 discovered that more than four million Venezuelans have left the country since the start of the revolution in 1999, with another 51 percent of young adults still living there stating that they had hopes of also emigrating (La Patilla 2018).
The Fugacity of Hope: Will Venezuela's Elections Bring Reform?
June 6, 2018
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Will the “coronation” of Venezuela’s dictator spell an early end for the regime?
May 30, 2018
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Last weekend, Venezuelans headed to the polls for the 2018 presidential election. Nicolas Maduro, the socialist successor of Hugo Chavez, took home 5.8 million votes, according to election officials, easily winning reelection with almost 68 percent of the overall votes (Neuman & Casey 2018). Henri Falcon, the leading opposition, fell more than 40 points behind to take second (Smith and Goodman 2018).
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