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Trump Doesn’t Need Maduro To Deport Venezuelans March 12, 2025

Most of the Venezuelans who illegally crossed the U.S. southern border were living in 20 other peaceful countries for years beforehand....

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Venezuela Stops Taking U.S. Deportees After Chevron Leaves March 11, 2025

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Cuba and the Vatican Deal in the Face of U.S. Elections March 07, 2025

During the last week of Biden’s presidency, the Vatican negotiated the removal of Cuba from the terrorism sponsors list in yet another example of its long-standing relationship with the Cuban dictatorship. It’s time for the Church to stop whitewashin...

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Chevron Given 30 Days to Shut as Trump Squeezes Venezuela March 06, 2025

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The Significance of Venezuela’s Naval Incursion Into Guyana March 06, 2025

On March 1, a Venezuelan warship entered Guyana’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ), approached the Liza Destiny, an ExxonMobil oil facility, and demanded information from its crew....

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The Hells Angels Have Arrived in Latin America With a Low Profile March 05, 2025

In Brazil, walking through majority-black Salvador da Bahia’s working-class neighborhoods, one can now spot garages with the Hells Angels’ painted insignia, in Portuguese and English. Their compounds are confined, far from commercial areas, though a ...

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Chevron’s Exit, Currency Devaluation Shake Venezuela March 04, 2025

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Trump Rekindles Hope for Freedom in Venezuela & Cuba March 03, 2025

The dictatorships of Venezuela and Cuba received two devastating blows in less than 24 hours. ...

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Trump's Frenetic About-Face on Venezuela February 28, 2025

What is President Donald Trump's policy on Venezuela? What are his prime objectives? And what strategy is he using to achieve them? ...

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Trump Cancels Chevron’s Venezuela Oil License, Citing Lack of Reforms February 27, 2025

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Maduro Submits Constitution Reform To Reshape Venezuela Politics February 17, 2025

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Two Planes Carrying Migrants From U.S. Arrive in Venezuela February 12, 2025

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Trump Flirts With Venezuela February 06, 2025

President Donald Trump’s special envoy, Ric Grenell, flew to Venezuela Friday to meet with the recently inaugurated president Nicolás Maduro. Grenell, charged with establishing the new administration’s priorities there, met with Maduro and discussed ...

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Bolivia’s Lithium Window Is Closing Rapidly February 03, 2025

In 2023, Bolivia signed multi-billion dollar deals for lithium extraction with Chinese and Russian state-owned companies, including the CBC consortium and Rosatom/Uranium One. Since then, despite these deals expanding further, very little progress ha...

U.S. Envoy Leaves Venezuela With Six Captured Americans February 01, 2025

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Maduro Signals Readiness for Armed Conflict January 13, 2025

One day after being sworn in for a third term as Venezuela's president, Nicolás Maduro addressed widespread international opposition, stating that Venezuela, along with its allies Cuba and Nicaragua, is "preparing" for the possibility of armed confli...

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Iran Increases Military Presence in Venezuela January 10, 2025

Iran is increasing its military presence in Venezuela, with officials and personnel, with some members of the country's elite acquiring properties in the Latin American country and being offered political asylum should they eventually need it. The pr...

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Venezuela’s Maduro Could Be the Next Dictator To Fall January 09, 2025

When dictatorships collapse, global shock waves ensue. Recall early in 2010, when Arab and African dictators and military strongmen seemed happily entrenched in power, only to collapse like dominoes after the dismantling of the regime of Tunisian pre...

Venezuela's Opposition Seeks Foreign Support January 08, 2025

In the eyes of President Joe Biden and much of the world, Edmundo González Urrutia is the rightful next president of Venezuela. Yet he’s in Washington this week seeking America’s help making that a reality. ...

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Venezuela Offers Reward for Candidate’s Arrest January 03, 2025

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The Case for Engagement With Venezuela December 02, 2024

Among the most complex foreign policy challenges facing the new U.S. administration is the situation in Venezuela. ...

Maduro: A Danger to Hemispheric Security December 02, 2024

Drug trafficking, Islamic terrorism, and electoral fraud are exports of the Venezuelan regime. ...

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What Sec. Rubio Means for China, Iran, & Venezuela December 02, 2024

Senator Marco Rubio has been nominated as secretary of state by President-elect Trump, how will he change America's foreign policy? ...

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Russia Signs Security, Energy Deals With Venezuela November 08, 2024