“Before, I was afraid of the Sebin, and now I don’t know whether I have to be afraid of the CIA.” The remark, made by an opposition lawmaker in Caracas, captures the
The brief freeze and rapid partial reinstatement of National Endowment for Democracy (NED) funding in early 2025 helped expose it as a US regime-change tool. Created to rebrand CIA covert operations as
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President Donald Trump promised to unleash mass deportations on immigrants during his presidential campaign. But he has gone much further, with the disappearing of hundreds of Venezuelan nationals from the United States
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by Our Diplomatic Affairs Editor As Donald Trump prepares for his second presidential inauguration on Tuesday, 20 January 2025, speculation is mounting over his administration’s foreign policy priorities. One of the most
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Venezuela’s oil exports achieved a remarkable 10.5% increase in 2024, reaching the highest levels since 2019, despite the ongoing challenges posed by U.S. sanctions and the country’s fragile domestic economy. The surge
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In this week’s news dispatches, recent global events highlight the rising tide of political activism and resistance. Venezuela uncovers an alleged foreign-backed coup plot, reflecting ongoing geopolitical tensions. In Europe, massive gatherings
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Editor’s Note: In this week’s global news dispatches, political and social unrest takes center stage as governments grapple with growing challenges. From escalating political tensions in Honduras, continued military actions in the
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The United States has seized Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s airplane in the Dominican Republic, citing sanctions laws, the Justice Department announced Monday. “This morning, the Justice Department seized an aircraft we allege
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I have been in Caracas, Venezuela, for the past two weeks, before and after the presidential election on 28 July. In the run-up to the election, two things became clear to me.
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This week’s news highlights escalating tensions and activism worldwide. Israel’s airstrikes have struck Gaza, the West Bank, and Lebanon, worsening regional conflicts. In the U.S., protests have erupted over the police killing
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On July 28, the 70th birthday of Hugo Chávez (1954-2013), Nicolás Maduro Moros won the Venezuelan presidential election, the fifth since the Bolivarian Constitution was ratified in 1999. In January 2025, Maduro
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Caracas. On July 28, the people of Venezuela will go to the polls to conduct the sixth presidential election since the 1999 Bolivarian Constitution. The two previous elections (2013 and 2018) were
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Activists Protest NATO Summit in Washington Hundreds of demonstrators representing a diverse coalition of anti-imperialist and anti-war organizations staged a mobilization ahead of the NATO summit, held in Washington, DC from July
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On July 17 and 18, leaders from the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) and the European Union (EU) are converging in Brussels, the seat of the EU, for the
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Unfortunately, a group of criminals have robbed and destroyed Venezuela in the last few decades. Therefore, the prevailing political crisis is deepening day by day; people are struggling to get rid of
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