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Does the Opposition Stand a Chance in Venezuela’s Vote?

A Latin America Advisor Q&A featuring experts’ views on María Corina Machado ban from holding public office in Venezuela.

Vanessa Neumann, Peter M. Siavelis, José R. Cárdenas, Michael Skol

Latin America Advisor ˙

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Why Is International Support Falling for Venezuela’s Guaidó?

A Latin America Advisor Q&A featuring experts’ viewpoints on dwindling international support for Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó.

Abraham Lowenthal, Julia Buxton, Víctor M. Mijares, Luisa Acedo, Steve Ellner

Latin America Advisor ˙

The administration of U.S. President Joe Biden reportedly has been weighing changes to its sanctions policy on Venezuela. // File Photo: U.S. Government.

What Should the U.S. Do About Sanctions on Venezuela?

A Latin America Advisor Q&A featuring experts’ viewpoints on what the United States should do about sanctions on Venezuela.

Marco Rubio, Betilde Muñoz-Pogossian, Vanessa Neumann, Patrick Duddy, John Price

Latin America Advisor ˙

Top U.S. officials met earlier this month with Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in Caracas as the Biden administration seeks to increase global oil supplies following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. // File Photo: @NicolasMaduro via Twitter.

Does the U.S. Want Warmer Relations With Maduro?

A Latin America Advisor Q&A featuring experts’ viewpoints on relations between Nicolás Maduro’s government and the Biden administration.

Marco Rubio, Asier Achutegui, Vanessa Neumann, Javier Coronado, Eric Pons, Geoff Ramsey

Latin America Advisor ˙

Venezuela’s Juan Guaidó was tapped for another year as the country’s internationally recognized interim president, but with diminished power. // File Photo: Facebook Page of Juan Guaidó.

What Will Curtailed Power Mean for Venezuela’s Guaidó?

A Latin America Advisor Q&A featuring experts’ viewpoints on the extension of Juan Guaidó’s mandate as Venezuela’s interim president.

Vanessa Neumann, Patrick Duddy, Steve Ellner, Gabriel Hetland, Diego Arria

Latin America Advisor ˙

Venezuela’s opposition must reflect on its strategy following its heavy losses in the country’s Nov. 21 regional and local elections, opposition leader Juan Guaidó said last week. // File Photo: Facebook Page of Juan Guaidó.

What Will Result From Venezuela’s Local Elections?

A Latin America Advisor Q&A featuring experts’ viewpoints on the results of recent Venezuela’s local elections.

Michael Shifter, Vanessa Neumann, Julia Buxton, David Smilde

Latin America Advisor ˙

Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro

What Will Come of Recent Gestures by Venezuela’s Maduro?

A Latin America Advisor Q&A featuring experts’ viewpoints of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s recent moves and U.S. policy under Biden.

Gregory W. Meeks, Marco Rubio, Luis Almagro, Vanessa Neumann, Alejandro Velasco, Phil Gunson

Latin America Advisor ˙

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro casting his vote in the Dec. 6 parliamentary elections. // Photo: Venezuelan Government.

Where Has Sunday’s Legislative Election Left Venezuela?

A Latin America Advisor Q&A featuring experts’ viewpoints on the implications of Venezuela’s Dec. 6 parliamentary election.

Carlos Vecchio, Luis Vicente León, Marco Rubio, Vanessa Neumann, Gabriel B. Hetland, Geoff Ramsey

Latin America Advisor ˙

Mike Pence, Juan Guaido and Iván Duque during a meeting in Colombia

Venezuela’s Guaidó Angles for Trump Meeting at End of Trip

Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó wraps up an international tour with a rally in Miami with the looming question whether the opposition leader can score an important meeting with President Donald Trump. Shifter discussed what the lack of a Trump-Guaidó session could signal to Venezuelans and the Venezuelan opposition, Guaidó popularity, and Trump’s take on Venezuela.

Michael Shifter

Interviews ˙ ˙ The Associated Press

Juan Guaidó’s Uprising Failed. What’s Next for Venezuela?

Venezuela’s stalemate will not last forever, but an immediate and easy return to democracy is highly unlikely. The quicker the opposition and its international supporters adapt their strategies to this hard reality, the sooner the country can begin to find a way out of this unprecedented crisis.

Michael Shifter, Bruno Binetti

Articles & Op-Eds ˙ ˙ New York Times