Maduro Versus the People
As the protests against President Nicolás Maduro continue, the death toll in Venezuela has risen to 66. Demonstrations were triggered...
Hugo Chavez
End Venezuela’s Agony of Chaos and Collapse
For some time now, it has been clear that Venezuela is confronted with a crisis of major proportions that is...
Venezuela turns the page after 16 years of “21st Century Socialism”
Parliamentary elections held yesterday gave the opposition coalition a resounding landslide victory, with the first bulletin allocating 99 out of...
The Cartel-State Formerly Known as Venezuela (ENG & ESP)
The Wall Street journal has released a scathing report regarding drug trafficking and money laundering by the Venezuelan regime. The...
Cuba’s Role in Supporting Terrorism (ENG & ESP)
The Obama administration has decided to remove Cuba's designation as a State sponsor of terrorism. The State Department determined that...
Iran Outsourcing Nuclear Program to Rogue Nations
The world’s focus is on the ongoing nuclear talks between Iran and the P5 + 1 partnership. In the meantime,...
Latin America’s Role in Arming Iran
It has been nearly five years since Colombian Special Forces detained Walid Makled Garcia. After extraditing the drug kingpin to...
The Importance of Sanctions to Uphold Democracy and Human Freedoms in the Western Hemisphere
The House of Representatives version of the Venezuela sanctions bill passed the full House on May 28th. Now a very...
José Cárdenas: Unrest in Venezuela: Is This the End for Chavismo?
José Cárdenas, Former Acting Assistant Administrator for Latin America and the Caribbean, U.S. Agency for International Development; Former Chief of...
Is the defeat of Kirchner’s party a small step towards the extreme left’s gradual retreat?
President Cristina Kirchner’s party suffered a major setback in the legislative elections that recently took place on October 27th. Indeed,...
José Cárdenas: Brazil’s Snub and Chávez influence in Central America elections
José R. Cárdenas, Former Acting Assistant Administrator for Latin America and the Caribbean, U.S. Agency for International Development; former Chief...
Fleischman warns post-Chávez Venezuela is exporting Bolivarian revolution
Luis Fleischman is co-editor of the Americas Report, a featured product of the Center for Security Policy‘s Menges Hemispheric Security...
Book Discussion on Latin America in the Post-Chávez Era
Luis Fleischman talked about his book, Latin America in the Post-Chávez Era: The Security Threat to the United States, in...
Luis Fleischman’s “Latin America in the Post-Chávez Era”
Since the election of Hugo Chavez to the presidency of Venezuela in 1998, the political landscape of Latin America has...
Brazil and the Bolivarian Revolution
Venezuelan president, Hugo Chavez was known for having started and spread what is called the Bolivarian revolution, a kind of...
Union of South American Nations Give a Nod to Chavez’s Successor
Nicolas Maduro was sworn in as president of Venezuela on April 19 in the presence of a number of Latin...