A Proposed Strategy for the Venezuelan Opposition
As expected, participation in the vote for the Venezuelan constituent assembly was low--about 15% in contrast with the July 16...
Luis Fleischman
Dr. Luis Fleischman is a Senior Adviser to the Menges Hemispheric Security Project at the Center for Security Policy in Washington DC. He is also a professor of Sociology at Palm Beach State College. He is the author of the book, "Latin America in the Post-Chavez Era: The Security Threat to the United States."
World Leaders Must Recognize Results of Venezuelan Popular Consultation and Actively Support the Country’s Opposition
The Venezuelan opposition scored a major victory on Sunday July 16th, as millions of Venezuelans rejected the regime of Nicolas...
Corruption In Latin America Is A Geo-Political Challenge
The bribery scheme carried out by several Latin American governments and the Brazilian construction company “Oderbrecht” has made headlines. The...
Don’t Allow Lobbyist And Deceiving Voices Conceal The Truth About Venezuela
More than fifty days after mass civil disobedience began in Venezuela, more than 50 people have died at the hands...
Venezuelan Crisis Requires Immediate Action
Venezuela is facing a major crisis. As in the Arab Spring, Venezuelans have lost fear of a government that is...
U.S. Must Recover Its Sphere Of Influence In The Western Hemisphere
In the early 1990’s, the idea that the Cold War was over was widespread. The Soviet Union was no longer...
U.S. Government, Media, and Public Opinion Can No Longer Be Indifferent To The Situation In Venezuela
We watch TV and the general media in the United States. Talk shows and news are broadcast 24 hours a...
Pro-Maduro Candidate Wins Elections in Ecuador But With Weak Mandate. International Pressure on Alba Countries More Relevant Than Ever
Last Saturday night, the Ecuadorian electoral council announced Lenin Moreno as the winner of Ecuador’s election. Moreno is the candidate...
Venezuela’s Crisis Cannot Wait Too Long, But Requires External Pressure
Last week the Organization of American States (OAS) convened, with the purpose of discussing a situation in Venezuela. The meeting...
Time for the U.S. to Apply Heavy Pressure on the Maduro Regime Without Listening to its Defenders
A March 14th New York Times op-ed by David Smilde, a senior fellow at the Washington Office on Latin America...
Congress And Trump Must Impose Actual Sanctions To Bring About Regime Change In Venezuela
Most recently, the US Senate has unanimously condemned the despotism of the Maduro regime in Venezuela by adopting resolution S....
Elections in Ecuador Triggers Anti-Fraud, Anti-Corruption Revolt
As I am writing these lines, the public in Ecuador is still waiting for the result of the Presidential elections...
Academia, Media, and Trump Must Forcefully Defend Israel
President Donald J. Trump recently issued a statement condemning anti-Semitism. This came as a great relief to those concerned lately...
Sanctions Against Venezuelan Vice-President: Great First Step Against Venezuela’s Rogue Regime
Finally, we are seeing movement and leadership on the part of the U.S government to isolate a Venezuelan leadership that...
Implications of Russian Presence in Latin America
The Obama Administration expelled 35 Russian diplomats and imposed new sanctions on Russian spy agencies for espionage and involvement in...
New Venezuelan Vice-President Has Ties to Hezbollah and Transnational Crime
In a move to protect his totalitarian regime and subjugate the Venezuelan people, President Nicolas Maduro appointed Tareck El Aissami...