How various factions respond to the Trump administration’s threat to be the de facto ruler of the country could quickly inflame domestic tensions and lead to conflict.
- Associate Professor of Latin American Studies, Sociology and Criminology, University of Florida
Loin de « délocaliser » les criminels aux États-Unis comme l’affirme Donald Trump, les politiques du gouvernement vénézuélien ont consolidé les gangs par la création de pactes instables avec eux.
The State Department declared Tren de Aragua a terrorist organization, and news reports say its members are wreaking havoc across the country. The reality is more nuanced.
Rather than ‘offshoring’ criminals to the US, Venezuelan government policies have both consolidated gangs and created volatile pacts with them.
O presidente Nicolás Maduro reivindicou a vitória, mas os líderes regionais e observadores externos reclamaram de fraude.
Las protestas en Venezuela, auspiciadas por la sospecha de fraude en las elecciones del pasado domingo y por el hartazgo social ante la crisis económica, parecen esta vez diferentes a otras manifestaciones contra el chavismo.
President Nicolás Maduro claimed victory, but regional leaders and outside observers have cried foul.
Fleeing economic collapse, around 2.3 million Venezuelans have left the country over the past few years.
After a fire killed 66 inmates at a Venezuelan jail in March, news stories portrayed the country’s prisons as lawless. The real backstory of this deadly riot is more complex — and maybe a bit scarier.
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