Venezuela Analysis
Mon, 05 Apr 2021 16:18:00 -0400Venezuela Appeals to UN for Landmine Clearance as Colombian Border Clashes Ease
Caracas has also created a special military zone and brigade to deal with the situation in Apure state, where 17 people have died.
Fri, 02 Apr 2021 00:45:00 -0400Crisis, Sanctions & Environment: A Conversation with Liliana Buitrago & Emiliano Terán (Part I)
Researchers from the Venezuelan Political Ecology Observatory explain the grave consequences of the country’s growing mining industry.
Thu, 01 Apr 2021 18:02:00 -0400Venezuela and Russia Ramp up Economic Ties with 10-Year Plan
The two nations signed treaties to boost the Venezuelan transportation system, oil industry security and access to COVID-19 vaccines.
Wed, 31 Mar 2021 15:27:00 -0400Maduro Proposes Vaccines-for-Oil Deal as Covid-19 Cases Reach Six-month High in Venezuela
Washington’s sanctions and freezing of Venezuelan assets abroad have hampered the country’s coronavirus response.
Tue, 30 Mar 2021 12:16:00 -0400Should Guaidó be Arrested?
Venezuelan analyst Alberto Aranguibel asks if the moment is right for the opposition frontman to face justice.
Mon, 29 Mar 2021 19:01:00 -0400Venezuela Points Finger at US for Continued Skirmishes on Colombian Border
Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino López claims that the CIA is behind the fighting, which has left two Venezuelan soldiers dead and several injured.
Sat, 27 Mar 2021 00:18:00 -0400Venezuelan Oil and Natural Gas Production Cut Down After Pipeline Explosion
Oil Minister Tareck El Aissami denounced a terrorist attack against the gas pipeline in eastern Venezuela.
Fri, 26 Mar 2021 00:38:00 -0400Who’s Afraid of Hugo Chávez? Race, Empire, and Chavismo’s Revolutionary Subjectivity
Lucas Koerner examines the US Empire's fixation with Chavismo.
Thu, 25 Mar 2021 15:42:00 -0400Venezuela Welcomes UN Resolution Calling to Eliminate Sanctions
Calls for sanctions relief are also gaining steam in Washington DC.
Wed, 24 Mar 2021 17:46:00 -0400Two Venezuelan Soldiers Killed in Operation Along Border with Colombia
The border clash came as politicians from both countries leveled accusations of support for armed groups.
Tue, 23 Mar 2021 00:39:00 -0400Crisis & Critique: Trump, Biden and the Venezuelan Diesel Shortages 'Hot Potato'
VA columnist Ociel López looks at the “hot potato” of Venezuela’s diesel shortages left by the outgoing Trump administration.
Mon, 22 Mar 2021 16:38:00 -0400Venezuela Returns to National Lockdown as Vaccine Deal Brokered
A ground-breaking agreement between the government and Guaidó-led opposition will allegedly allow the purchase of 12 million additional doses.
Sat, 20 Mar 2021 20:28:00 -0400Tales of Resistance: Celebrating Small Victories
VA columnist Jessica Dos Santos writes about the need to celebrate "small victories" in times of crisis.
Fri, 19 Mar 2021 00:53:00 -0400The Crisis in a Venezuelan Steel Mill: A Conversation with César Soto
A trade union organizer explains the difficult working conditions in the Sidor steelmaking complex
Thu, 18 Mar 2021 13:32:00 -0400Cape Verde Greenlights Venezuelan Gov't Envoy Extradition to US
Alex Saab’s defense will appeal to the Cape Verdean Constitutional Court.
Tue, 16 Mar 2021 14:36:00 -0400UN Rebuke of US Sanctions on Venezuela Met With Stunning Silence
John McEvoy examines the lack of media coverage surrounding a UN report on the consequences of US sanctions.
Mon, 15 Mar 2021 16:51:00 -0400Venezuela Assigns Land for Food Production on CLAP’s Fifth Anniversary
The food subsidy program reportedly reaches seven million Venezuelan households and has replaced its import dependence with national production.
Fri, 12 Mar 2021 00:36:00 -0400Struggling for a Life Free from Violence: A Conversation with Virginia Martínez
A grassroots organization helps victims of machista violence and promotes sexual and reproductive rights.
Thu, 11 Mar 2021 15:46:00 -0400Venezuela Gripped by Diesel Shortages as Oil Output Continues Recovery
A US clampdown on swap deals has severely affected diesel supplies.
Mon, 08 Mar 2021 16:11:00 -0400Venezuela Protests Biden’s Extension of Executive Order 13692
The renewal flies in the face of recent recommendations from independent UN experts.
Mon, 08 Mar 2021 11:02:00 -0400Venezuelans Abroad: Victims of a Regional Rollback in Migration Policies
Tatuy TV’s Rosiris Berroteran looks at recent deportations of Venezuelan migrants, as well as stalled efforts to establish a continental free movement zone.
Sun, 07 Mar 2021 08:52:00 -0400The Crisis and the Venezuelan Working Class: A Conversation with Pedro Eusse
A political bureau member of the Communist Party of Venezuela talks about the current situation of the working class.
Sat, 06 Mar 2021 13:44:00 -0400Venezuela Identifies Brazil Covid-19 Variant as China Donates 500,000 Vaccines
At least ten cases of the highly contagious strain have been recorded in Venezuela according to authorities.
Thu, 04 Mar 2021 11:34:00 -0400Biden Administration Talks to Guaidó, in 'No Rush' to Lift Venezuela Sanctions
Secretary of State Blinken reiterated support for embattled Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó.
Mon, 01 Mar 2021 16:42:00 -0400Venezuela: From Nationalisation to Privatisation
Leander Perez looks at how Maduro’s government is backtracking on Chavez’s nationalisation policy.
Mon, 01 Mar 2021 15:34:00 -0400Venezuelan Banks Roll Out Dollar Accounts and Debit Cards
The move represents a legalisation of the de facto dollarisation seen in recent years.
Sat, 27 Feb 2021 10:49:00 -0400Venezuela and Iran Deepen Alliance with ‘Perfect Trips’
Three Iranian fuel tankers have arrived in Venezuela in recent weeks.
Fri, 26 Feb 2021 00:23:00 -0400Chavismo and the People: Cira Pascual Marquina and Chris Gilbert
A conversation focusing on the Venezuelan grassroots movement and its struggle to maintain the communal path towards socialism.
Mon, 22 Feb 2021 17:07:00 -0400[UPDATED] EU Imposes Further Sanctions on Venezuela as Maduro Visits UN Human Rights Council
Caracas has also denounced violations of the Vienna Convention after its embassy in Peru was attacked.
Mon, 22 Feb 2021 10:17:00 -0400US Sanctions on Venezuela Have Failed To Achieve Anything but Needless Death and Misery
US analyst Daniel Kovalik takes a look at the recent conclusions of the UN special rapporteur on the impact of sanctions.