Venezuela

The Wiphala flag, center (courtesy Wikimedia Commons) Following the resignation of former Bolivian President Evo Morales, opposition leader Luis Fernando Camacho entered the deserted presidential palace holding a Bible and a tricolor national flag. He knelt …

Although I am for over a decade a staunch supporter of Evo Morales, I must admit that, after reading about the confusion after Morales disputed electoral victory, I was beset by doubts: did he also succumb to the authoritarian temptation, as it happened to so…

As we celebrate the 30th anniversary of the liberation of Eastern Europe, a growing portion of our own political system has become dedicated to totalitarianism. We can better understand our own socialist media culture when we revisit one Eastern Bloc country’…

Any human being who values justice and freedom would condemn the coup that ousted the Bolivian president Evo Morales on the 10th of November 2019. Morales obtained 47.08 % of the vote to secure a fourth term as president in the election held on the 20th of O…

Here is todays Foreign Policy brief: Tensions are still running high after campus violence in Hong Kong over the weekend, Lebanons political crisis spirals, and what to watch in the world this week. We welcome your feedback at morningbrief@foreignpolicy.com.…

(Bloomberg) -- Unrest in Latin America is putting the regions soldiers back into the public eye. Recent events in Bolivia, Ecuador and Chile reflect a broad shift in the region thats testing the military, police and governments alike. Sick of austerity, feel…

(Bloomberg) -- Unrest in Latin America is putting the regions soldiers back into the public eye. Recent events in Bolivia, Ecuador and Chile reflect a broad shift in the region thats testing the military, police and governments alike. Sick of austerity, feel…

CARACAS: Venezuela's opposition staged nationwide protests against President Nicolas Maduro on Saturday (Nov 16) and called for a new wave of demonstrations to revive their stalled effort to topple the deeply unpopular ruling Socialist Party. Protesters wave…

Venezuela's opposition leader Juan Guaido led thousands of his supporters through the streets of the country's capital on Saturday to demand the departure of President Nicolas Maduro.  In a speech, Guaido called on his supporters to remain in the streets in …

(Bloomberg) -- Supporters of Juan Guaido protested in Caracas in their first major showing in months as Venezuelas opposition leader seeks to revive his campaign to oust President Nicolas Maduro. A week after Maduros ally Evo Morales was toppled in Bolivia, …