Covert Interference: British Council in Venezuela
Cultural diplomacy is a tool that the United Kingdom has been able to use in the Venezuelan scenario with a view to imposing an agenda that projects its interests in areas that many might consider “...
Venezuela Opposition Politician María Corina Machado’s Ties With Florida Republicans and BOLIVAR Act
The decision of a sector of the Venezuelan opposition, concentrated in the Unitary Platform, to call for primary elections to select the opposition’s candidate to run in the upcoming presidential...
Blocking the Blockade: Venezuela’s New Law to Protect Assets Abroad
The National Assembly (AN) of Venezuela has approved unanimously the Bill for the Protection of Assets, Rights and Interests of the Republic and its Entities Abroad, in its first discussion...
Venezuela’s Minimum Comprehensive Income Announcements: A Thorough Reading
The president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, announced and signed the decree to increase the comprehensive minimum income for active and retired workers in the public administration, and for...
Clearing Doubts About the Venezuelan Economy
The recent boom in economic activity in Venezuela, which has manifested in the opening of various types of commercial establishments and the increased circulation of money in metropolitan areas,...
Why President Maduro Canceled His Attendance at CELAC Summit in Argentina
It has been a complete surprise for many that President Nicolás Maduro did not travel to Buenos Aires to participate in the 7th CELAC Summit. It was an important event, and CELAC was promoted mainly...
How Exchange Rate Stability Affects Venezuela’s Inflationary Dynamics
So far this year, the Central Bank of Venezuela (BCV) has gone for maintaining stability in the exchange rate of the bolívar against foreign currencies. On Monday, May 8, the BCV made its...
Possible Scenarios for CITGO: OFAC 5J License
Once again, the risk of the ultimate heist of the CITGO Petroleum Corporation, a subsidiary of Petróleos de Venezuela SA (PDVSA) on US soil, has increased. The United States Treasury Department...
Maduro’s Neoliberal Turn?
The narrative about the Venezuelan government’s shift towards a neoliberal economic policy has been going on for some time now and has been promoted by the mainstream media. Presented as a bombastic...