In the midst of generally worsening relations in the region (see below), Nicolás Maduro travelled to China with first lady Cilia Flores. He said he was “going with great expectations and hopes to deepen relations with our sister republic.” His …
Yesterday I had the opportunity to discuss regional responses to the flood of migrants leaving Venezuela as well as international responses to Venezuela with Jerome McDonnell of WBEZ Worldview and Andreas Feldmann (University of Illinois, Chicago). …
This morning, the New York Times reported that Venezuelan military officers attempting to organize a coup requested a meeting with the Trump Administration, and that the White House designated a career diplomat to meet with the coup plotters several times …
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A regional meeting in Quito regarding the Venezuelan migration crisis, led to a declaration signed by eleven countries, with a …
Over the weekend I spoke to Melissa Block of NPR’s Weekend Edition about the situation on Venezuela’s borders with Colombia and Brazil, which we highlighted in our recent report. Venezuela’s migrant and refugee crisis is in the news again …
“Spain will not interfere in Venezuela,” said Spanish president Pedro Sánchez on August 28, in a joint press conference with Chile’s President, Sebastián Piñera. “Spain has no aspirations to become a country with a vocation for interference in Latin …
As reported last week, both Peru and Ecuador announced new restrictions on Venezuelan migrants entering their national territories. The pushback regarding these measures has contributed to a push for integrated regional solutions.
The Peruvian government announced that starting August …
On Wednesday the New York Times published an op-ed (también en el NYT en Español) focusing on the needs of Venezuelan migrants and refugees in Colombia, written by myself and my WOLA colleague Gimena Sánchez. We detail a …
A wide-ranging economic package announced by President Nicolas Maduro began entering into effect on Monday’s bank holiday, and the opposition attempted to capitalize on widespread economic uncertainty by calling on Venezuelans to hold a national strike today.
This comes as …
The crackdown following the August 4 drone attack on Maduro has dominated Venezuela news. Here is a summary of what is most essential.
