by Luis Sierra | Apr 21, 2019 | University of Chicago
In Venezuela, President Nicholas Maduro has managed to remain in power even as the country continues through protests and a worsening economic crisis. Even after Juan Guiado the opposition leader proclaimed himself as the interim president of the country and has been...
by Ian Henson | Apr 21, 2019 | University of Chicago
Constitutions are widely recognized as a critical or essential component to a well-functioning democracy. Although many would agree that the U.S. Constitution is not a perfect document, it has existed as the U.S.’s governing document for over two-hundred years, albeit...
by David Ardila | Apr 21, 2019 | University of Chicago
The Venezuelan regime has essentially run out of vocal supporters in the international scene. A decade ago, several prominent public figures and politicians praised and defended the Chavez regime as an economic miracle, proudly pointing to falling poverty rates and...
by Kimberly Stewart | Apr 9, 2019 | Utah State University
The recent stand-off in Venezuela between the authoritarian Maduro regime and the opposition movement has sparked discussion about whether or not the opposition will manage to restore democracy since it was dismantled in the early 2000s. The strategies taken by the...
by Brynn Kooyenga | Mar 9, 2019 | Suffolk University
On the three-year anniversary of the former Venezuelan President’s, Hugo Chávez, death I attended a discussion lead by the Massachusetts Peace Action organization at the Community Church of Boston. The discussion was called “Venezuela: Sanctions, Elections, and...
