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Venezuela’s opposition voted to dissolve the country’s interim government this week, putting an end to the leadership of Juan Guaidó, who had been attempting to oust the authoritarian government of socialist President Nicolás Maduro for years, the New York Times reported. The vote was the second...

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November 29, 2022

Small Strides

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The Venezuelan government and opposition politicians agreed this week to create a United Nations-managed fund to finance programs for the country’s poor, as both sides are holding talks to resolve the ongoing crisis in the South American nation, the Associated Press reported. Signed in Mexico’s capital,...

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November 03, 2022

Getting Mushy

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Leftist Colombian President Gustavo Petro met with his Venezuelan counterpart Nicolás Maduro in the Venezuelan capital of Caracas this week, the first bilateral talks between the two leaders as they seek to normalize relations after a three-year break between the two countries, the Associated Press...

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October 13, 2022

Symbolic Slap

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Venezuela lost its seat on the United Nations Council of Human Rights this week, a move hailed by human rights activists and Venezuelan opposition groups as a symbolic victory against the government of President Nicolás Maduro, CNN reported. The South American country had held a seat...

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October 03, 2022

The Peace Dividend

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Venezuela freed seven US citizens imprisoned in the country over the weekend, a move that underscores recent efforts by the Biden administration to mend ties with the oil-rich South American nation, CBS News reported. The release was part of a prisoner swap that saw two nephews...

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August 30, 2022

Open Arms

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Colombia and Venezuela formally restored relations Monday, ending a three-year-long diplomatic impasse between the two neighboring countries, Bloomberg reported. The restart of relations comes less than a month after leftist Colombian President Gustavo Petro took office. Petro – the country’s first leftist leader – vowed to...

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August 01, 2022

Money For Nothing

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The UK’s High Court ruled against the Venezuelan government over the weekend in a long-running case pitting President Nicolás Maduro’s regime against his rival, Juan Guaidó, for control of Venezuela’s gold reserves, Agence France-Presse reported. The case centers on demands from President Maduro’s government to...

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May 19, 2022

Here Come the Carrots

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Venezuela’s government and opposition groups will restart stalled negotiations, an announcement made shortly after the United States said it would ease sanctions against the South American nation, NBC News reported. On Tuesday, the Biden administration said it would provide minor sanction relief in exchange for continued...

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May 16, 2022

The Big Shrug

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Venezuela is planning to attract private investors to pump money into its essential but crippled state-run firms, a move analysts consider a major reversal after the country’s socialist government seized them years ago, the Associated Press reported. The government will begin offering five to 10 percent...

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March 08, 2022

Extending the Olive Branch

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Senior US officials met with representatives of Venezuela’s government this week to discuss the possibility of easing sanctions involving Venezuelan oil exports as Washington considers a ban on imports of Russian oil and gas following Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, the Hill reported. The meeting is considered...

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