Steve Ellner’s article, “A Simplistic Analysis of the Maduro Government that Leaves Much Unsaid” written in response to ...

This post stems from a recent debate I had over the downfall of Venezuela's oil industry. The question was whether the country's oil production is falling as a result of sanctions or mismanagement.

In the days leading up to Venezuela’s currency reform, which is set for August 20 th, the bolivar has taken yet another deep dive. The chart below shows the bolivar’s free fall and the ...

Descent into dictatorship. In mid-2014, global oil prices tumbled and Venezuela’s economy went into free fall. As unrest brewed, Maduro consolidated power through political repression ...

Puerto Concha (Venezuela) (AFP ... Many analysts believe the key moment in the industry's decline came in the early 2000s when Chavez, who died in 2013 while still president, became embroiled ...

The consequences of Venezuela’s economic, humanitarian and political crisis have been dramatic: An economy in free fall. Food shortages. Medical emergencies. Millions of people displaced.

CARACAS, Venezuela – A modest crowd of Venezuelans has taken to the streets to show support for the opposition-led congress which has come under increasing pressure from the government of ...

The indictment and suspension of President Carlos Andres Perez for corruption probably protects rather than endangers Venezuela’s ... corruption that brought the downfall last year of the ...

For a country facing the world’s largest displacement crisis in peacetime, grappling with violent crime and inflation, Venezuela is a tinderbox that can explode at any minute. The recently held ...

Venezuela also exported 315,000 metric tons of oil byproducts and petrochemicals, including methanol and urea, a decline from the 360,000 tons shipped in January. The country imported 86,000 bpd ...

Machado said in a video interview with the Financial Times from a secret hiding place in Venezuela. “Don’t you think [the generals supporting him] look in the mirror and see the generals which ...