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Trump Does Not Plan to Invade Venezuela, but Bombings and Military Incidents Not Ruled Out
Opinion | Trump’s bluster failed Venezuela. Biden must use diplomatic and economic levers to address the crisis.
Who gets blamed for crime in Venezuela? (Hint: It's not the government)
Venezuelan university workers take to the streets
Venezuela's new leader calls for opening oil industry to foreign investment and warmer US ties
Venezuelans in Florida push for Trump to bring down Maduro
Most Venezuelans Want Maduro Out, but Oppose Military Intervention
Ground attack or negotiated exit? Trump’s indecision raises tensions in Venezuela
How Venezuela’s Opposition Is Using Misinformation
Venezuela Between the Military Threats of Trump and Maduro: “The People Feel Abandoned”
Carolina Jimenez and David Smilde: “The tragedy is that both Maduro and the opposition see Trump as a way to stay in power, or to obtain it.
Trump Does Not Plan to Invade Venezuela, but Bombings and Military Incidents Not Ruled Out
Dr. David Smilde: Trump stages a "theater of war" with Venezuela to justify deportation of migrants under the "alien enemy" act.
Opinion | Trump’s bluster failed Venezuela. Biden must use diplomatic and economic levers to address the crisis.
David Smilde is professor of sociology at Tulane University and a senior fellow at the Washington Office on Latin America.
Who gets blamed for crime in Venezuela? (Hint: It's not the government)
David Smilde is the moderator of WOLA's blog: Venezuelan Politics and Human Rights. Rebecca Hanson is a contributor.
Venezuelan university workers take to the streets
University faculty in Venezuela began protesting their low wages with a series of strikes dating back to February. The university system has...
Venezuela's new leader calls for opening oil industry to foreign investment and warmer US ties
Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodríguez used her first state of the union message Thursday to advocate for opening the crucial...
Venezuelans in Florida push for Trump to bring down Maduro
A pressure campaign against Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro is being amplified by the voices of Venezuelan exiles in America who support...
Most Venezuelans Want Maduro Out, but Oppose Military Intervention
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, who has led his country into one of the world's worst economic crises, will be sworn in for a new...
Ground attack or negotiated exit? Trump’s indecision raises tensions in Venezuela
Between threatening to strike the country and resuming repatriation flights for migrants, the US president is sending mixed signals.
How Venezuela’s Opposition Is Using Misinformation
Information is emerging regarding the degree to which 2025 Nobel Prize winner María Corina Machado and her team have engaged the...
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A sociologist and senior fellow at the Washington Office on Latin America, known for his critiques of the Honduran government's human rights record and its handling of protests.