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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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).
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.
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?
The End of Class Struggle: A Christmas Chronicle from Venezuela’s Industrial Heartland
In Venezuela’s recent history, the state of Carabobo became its industrial heart. Following the economic collapse of the last decade,…
The problem in Venezuela is not that people don’t have enough money, but that their money doesn’t have enough value
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.
Renewable Energy and the Energy Transition in Venezuela: Between Potential and Reality
Oil has historically been Venezuela’s most influential and alluring natural resource — a source of wealth, but also of inequality, geopolitical tension, and sanctions.
War on “Narcoterrorism” in the Caribbean: Is it No Longer Just Venezuela?
The administration of President Donald Trump has already announced at least seven attacks on vessels allegedly used for drug trafficking around Latin America.
Stephen Miller: Trump’s Rasputin and Architect of His Hardline Agenda
Stephen Miller, perhaps President Donald Trump’s most trusted man, has emerged as the key ideological and most powerful figure within the White House in this second administration.
Bolivia Elections: The End of the MAS Era?
Bolivia is preparing to head to the polls this Sunday, August 17, in an election that, according to the latest polls, has a 99% chance of leading to a runoff on October 19.