Making Chávez Possible
Michael Shifter reviews a volume looking at Venezuela prior to its most famous president.
Michael Shifter reviews a volume looking at Venezuela prior to its most famous president.
Colombia and Venezuela have a history of rocky relations characterized by short bursts of improvement and deterioration.
In 2012, three presidential elections – in Mexico, Venezuela, and the United States – could alter the political map and relations in the Americas.
The president of the Venezuelan National Electoral Council discussed the upcoming electoral contest.
On August 7, an important chapter in Colombian-Venezuelan relations that has coincided with the presidencies of Alvaro Uribe and Hugo Chavez will come to an end. These last eight years have been a rollercoaster, with moments of great tension but also occasional pragmatism.
Wide ranging analysis of the bilateral relationship between Cuba and Venezuela, examining the domestic political implications for both countries, the impact on hemispheric affairs, and the significance for U.S. policy in Latin America.
While Santos is familiar with Chávez’s unpredictability and knows as well as anyone where the FARC rebels are and what they are up to, he also knows the economic stakes for Colombia.
On December 6, 2019, Michael Shifter, President of the Inter-American Dialogue joined the World Affairs Council of Hilton Head to discuss the current situation in Venezuela. Shifter remarked on the events in Venezuela that led up to the Chávez and Maduro’s governments, the economic and humanitarian crisis that is ongoing in the country, the complexities of US policy options going forward.