U.S. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum in Venezuela. What does it have to do with rare earths?
Doug Burgum’s visit to Caracas might seem, at first glance, a strange move within U.S. diplomacy.
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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.
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Interview with Francisco Rodríguez: “I Fear That Venezuelan Politicians Will Begin to Specialize in Lobbying in Washington, Disconnected from the Problems of Their People”
Francisco Rodríguez is a Senior Research Fellow at the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) and an Affiliate Professor at the Josef Korbel School of International Studies at the University of Denver.
Delcy Rodríguez’s Ministry of Communication: A Brief Analysis of the First Moves
Facing a new juncture in the country following the past January 3rd, one of the first observable changes in the “acting” Government concerns the Ministry of Popular Power for Communication and Information (Mippci).
Opinion | Trump’s Venezuelan Oil Gambit: Politics Over Production
Operation Absolute Resolve holds significant implications for global oil supplies. Despite being an important source for crude-heavy oil worldwide, in recent years Venezuela lacked the capacity for augmenting oil exports, largely because of US sanctions.
Venezuela in the Geopolitics of Critical Minerals: Is Gallium the Ace Up Its Sleeve?
A silent battle is raging worldwide for critical minerals. And there, in the heart of the Guiana Shield, Venezuela holds a piece that could alter the hemispheric security chessboard. We are talking about gallium.
Between Pragmatism and Diplomacy: Similarities and Fractures in Russia’s Discourse on Venezuela
Moscow navigates between ideological loyalty and strategic realism, treating the Venezuelan situation with caution to preserve its interests and avoid…
Farewell to State Control? Venezuela’s Oil Map Redrawn with New Bill
Its definitive sanction, which depends on approval in a second discussion, could redefine the role of the State and the…
Opinion | Confluence: A New Chapter for Venezuela’s Productive Sector
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.
Venezuelan oil: who’s actually down?
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?
Opinion | Divide et Impera
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.