Venezuela

Opinion – Venezuela and the Cost of Abandoning South American Collective Defense

Guilherme Frizzera • Jan 5 2026 • Articles

The internationalization of the Venezuelan crisis is neither inevitable nor simply the result of domestic authoritarian drift

Opinion – Trump’s Spectacle of Domination in Venezuela

Richard W. Coughlin • Jan 5 2026 • Articles

If drug enforcement were the operative concern in Trump’s calculus, Venezuela would barely register.

The Diffuse Unilateralism of Trump’s Venezuela Intervention

Carlos Frederico Pereira da Silva Gama • Jan 4 2026 • Articles

This sustained character of Trump’s foreign policy decisions constitute a reversal of multilateral expectations after the end of the Cold War.

Opinion – What Has Trump Got Planned for Venezuela?

Richard M. Sanders • Sep 2 2025 • Articles

While Venezuela may be enmeshed in the narcotics trade, it does not constitute a threat to US national security.

US-Venezuela Relations in Light of the July Election

Rafael R. Ioris • Jul 7 2024 • Articles

A decisive election able to bring together both sides of the deeply polarized Venezuelan society has been expected and hoped for a long time.

The Venezuelan Exodus

Anitta Kynsilehto • Nov 27 2023 • Student Features

The migrant crisis in Venezuela shows how large-scale population movements change destinations depending on global and societal contexts at a given time.

Amazonian Yanomami: A Sustainable Green Society Attacked

Leslie E. Sponsel • Sep 27 2023 • Articles

The Yanomami and their environment must be defended both nationally and internationally.

Thinking Global Podcast – Mauricio Palma-Gutiérrez

E-International Relations • Jul 31 2023 • Features

Mauricio Palma-Gutiérrez discusses migration and displacement in South America, focussing specifically on the practices of those states along the South American Andes.

Opinion – Venezuela’s Migrants and the Challenges of Trinidad and Tobago

Faies Jafar • Jan 31 2021 • Articles

In approaching the situation of irregular migration from Venezuela, Trinidad and Tobago’s government needs to go beyond its norms in policy formulation and implementation.

Interview – Tim Gill

E-International Relations • Dec 1 2020 • Features

Tim Gill discusses the economic and political crisis in Venezuela, Hugo Chavez’s legacy and the impact of US foreign policy and geopolitical rivalries.

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