Category Archives: Venezuela

Around Latin America

Posted on June 12, 2013 by

-Nicaragua and China have entered into an agreement through which China could help build a canal through Nicaragua that would rival the Panama canal. Of course, Nicaragua has long been seen as a potential site for a canal; even in … Continue reading →

Posted in Alberto Fujimori, Around Latin America, Brazil, Civil Conflict in the Americas, Class and Classism in the Americas, Colombia, Cuba, Democracy in the Americas, Economics in the Americas, Ecuador, Education in the Americas, Elections in Latin America, Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionárias de Colombia (FARC), Human Rights Issues, Human Rights Violations, Inequalities in the Americas, Latin American Politics, Memory Struggles, Neoliberalism, Nicaragua, Peru, Peru's Sendero Luminoso (Shining Path), Race in Brazil, Race in the Americas, The Amazon, United States, Venezuela, Violence in the Americas, War in Latin America, Women's Movements & Issues, Women's Rights

On Copper’s Importance to Chile

Posted on April 25, 2013 by

I’m a bit late in getting to this, but last week, JF String had a great piece that reveals just how vital to the Chilean economy copper continues to be. Among other data: The labor of every Chilean miner is … Continue reading →

Posted in Chile, Economics in the Americas, Latin American Economies, Venezuela

Post-Election Paraguay – Is a Return to Mercosur Next?

Posted on April 24, 2013 by

After the institutional coup against Fernando Lugo last June, politico-economic trade bloc Mercosur suspended Paraguay’s membership. The response was swift, and Horacio Cartes, who at the time was a potential candidate for president, called on Paraguay to maintain faith in … Continue reading →

Posted in Argentina, Brazil, International Relations, Latin American Economic Relations, Latin American Foreign Relations, LGBT Rights & Issues, Mercosur/Mercosul, Paraguay, Uruguay, Venezuela

Early Thoughts on Venezuela’s Election

Posted on April 15, 2013 by

As many probably know by now, presidential elections took place in Venezuela yesterday, as Venezuelans went to select either Nicolás Maduro or Henrique Capriles as the next president; Maduro was Chávez’s latest vice president, while Capriles ran against Chávez last … Continue reading →

Posted in Elections in Latin America, Latin American Politics, Legal Issues in Latin America, Venezuela

Capriles Goes After Maduro for Failing to Live up to…Chávez?

Posted on March 21, 2013 by

My, how have times have changed. I give you Venezuelan opposition candidate Henrique Capriles on the campaign trail: Nicolas [Maduro] in a hundred days you are destroying what in the 14 years the President of the Republic achieved. Can you … Continue reading →

Posted in Elections in Latin America, Venezuela

Around Latin America

Posted on March 18, 2013 by

-While many in the Americas celebrated the announcement of the first American pope last year, not all citizens (including Catholic clergy) in Francis I’s home country are pleased with Bergoglio or the Catholic hierarchy in Argentina. -It appears the long national … Continue reading →

Posted in "Baby Doc" Duvalier, Argentina, Argentina's Military Dictatorship (1976-1983), Around Latin America, Brazil, Brazil's Military Dictatorship, Catholicism in the Americas, Chile, Cuba, Deaths, Democracy in the Americas, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, El Salvador's Civil War (1980-1992), Evangelicals in Latin America, Governance in Latin America, Guyana, Haiti, Human Rights Issues, Human Rights Violations, Indigenous Peoples, International Organizations, Latin America, Neoliberalism, Rafael Trujillo, Truth Commissions, Venezuela, Violence in the Americas, Weapons and Arms in Latin America, Women's Movements & Issues

On Populist Appeals & the Failures and Successes of Institutionalization in Venezuela

Posted on March 15, 2013 by

Over at Why Nations Fail, Daron Acemoglu and James Robinson have a piece up on the “Paradoxes of Chavismo.” In it, they do an excellent job concisely explaining why the rhetoric of Chávez (and Ecuador’s Rafael Correa and Bolivia’s Evo Morales) … Continue reading →

Posted in Bolivia, Ecuador, Governance in Latin America, Latin American Politics, Venezuela | 1 Comment

Lula on the Future of the Left(s) in Latin America

Posted on March 14, 2013 by

I’ve been remiss in not getting to this sooner, but, after the death of Hugo Chávez, former Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva published an editorial in the New York Times addressing not just the legacy of Chávez, but the future of politics … Continue reading →

Posted in Brazil, Inequalities in the Americas, Latin America, Latin American Economic Relations, Latin American Foreign Relations, Latin American Politics, The "Left" in Latin America, Venezuela

Gearing up for Latin American Presidential Elections

Posted on March 13, 2013 by

The US certainly excels at trying to guess presidential elections way too early (guessing-games that prompt entirely-reasonable responses). While 2016 is still too far off, 2014 is not, where several Latin American presidential elections will occur. In Central America,  Costa Rica, … Continue reading →

Posted in Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Elections in Latin America, Honduras, Panama, Paraguay, Uruguay, Venezuela

Nicolás Maduro and the Venezuelan Military

Posted on March 12, 2013 by

One of the big questions in the wake of Hugo Chávez’s death was whether Nicolás Maduro, who had never served, would be able to maintain the support of Venezuela’s military. While it remains a significant question, one that will most … Continue reading →

Posted in Elections in Latin America, Latin American Militaries, Latin American Politics, Venezuela