In this section, we invite experts, as well as political and economic actors, in politics of all colours, to contribute to debate and objective analysis in Venezuela.
For years, Venezuela navigated a perfect storm: suffocating international sanctions, a decimated productive apparatus, and a narrative that pitted the State and private enterprise as irreconcilable enemies.
On January 9, U.S. President Donald Trump invited seventeen energy executives to the White House, as he invited them to invest “$100 billion” in Venezuela, a country with some of the largest reserves of oil and gas in the world. But are they heeding the call?
Divide et Impera (“Divide and Conquer”) refers to a strategy of military origin, but one that can be extrapolated to politics, psychology, and other social sciences.
In Venezuela’s recent history, the state of Carabobo became its industrial heart. Following the economic collapse of the last decade,…
Colette Capriles is a prominent Venezuelan intellectual, recognized for her trajectory in political analysis, philosophy, and the sociology of power in Venezuela and Latin America.
In the country’s capital, the population’s desire to maintain social stability in the midst of uncertainty generated by the threats…
Guillaume Long is a senior researcher at the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) and a professor at Sciences Po. He also serves as a diplomatic advisor to The Hague Group.
We Venezuelans underwent a monetary reform starting in 1939 with the creation of the Central Bank of Venezuela (BCV), which from its foundation until 1974 (when it was fully nationalized) was a semi-private institution, constituted with private shareholders in addition to the State.
Logically, in a context of limited bank credit, rising prices, and exchange rate uncertainty, corporate financing becomes imperative. But where does that leave the end consumer?
Oil has historically been Venezuela’s most influential and alluring natural resource — a source of wealth, but also of inequality, geopolitical tension, and sanctions.
