Five reasons why the US-Venezuela conflict has entered its most critical and dangerous phase
It is still worth asking whether military action against the Maduro regime — whether with troops or surgical strikes — is truly inevitable
Carlos Blanco: ‘Change in Venezuela is inevitable, like the fall of the Berlin Wall’
María Corina Machado’s adviser, who is living in exile in Boston, believes that after a transition the country could become ‘the economic engine and a democratic beacon for Latin America’
Yanis Varoufakis: ‘The technolords control our minds’
The former Greek finance minister warns of the dangers of what he calls cloud capital, the driving force behind technofeudalism
Polarize or die, the new MAGA gospel
Americans are facing a countdown to save democracy. With the government against them, civil society will be crucial in this challenge
Waiting for Mr. Marshall in Venezuela
Washington has had conflicting opinions that converge around the need to control drug trafficking in the Caribbean, punish Maduro and end the Cartel of the Suns without mobilizing troops on the ground
Curtis Yarvin’s brave new world: ‘We need a corporate dictatorship to replace a dying democracy’
Recently, the provocateur has gone from being a marginal figure of the so-called ‘Dark Enlightenment’ to placing himself at the center of the American ideological war, cast as a kind of oracle to the MAGA universe
john a. powell: ‘When fear wins, democracy crumbles’
For the US expert on civil rights, marginalization and belonging, who spells his name in lowercase, only a ‘we’ where everyone fits and has value can save democracy
The honeymoon is over for Donald Trump
Inertia is not enough to counter the US president; he must be confronted before he causes further destruction
Larry Diamond, sociologist: ‘Trump wants everyone to bend the knee to his imperial will’
The frenetic pace at which the president is dismantling the U.S. government apparatus is hard to process, even for someone like the expert, who intimately understands how autocracies emerge and take root
Joseph Nye: ‘Trump could destroy the United States’ soft power’
The Harvard Kennedy School professor and former Secretary of Defense reflects on the power of attraction and the elections. He believes his country can’t win based on force alone
Trump and Musk, the fable of the last alpha males
A second Donald Trump term – with Elon Musk as his lieutenant – would be equivalent to turning the White House into a casino, open to the most extravagant bets, acts of corruption and ceaseless outbursts in the name of libertarian ideology
Venezuela: the hour of the brave
The lesson for today’s leaders is not only to appreciate the value of errors in judgment, but also to understand that the desire for change may be greater than the best of calculations, not to mention that this desire requires direction
Trapped in the geriatric circus of Biden and Trump
The president and his team have demonstrated an ability to make sensible decisions. Trump has proven the opposite. From that perspective, Biden is not only the lesser evil, but also the best option
President Biden, don’t miss your last chance in Venezuela
It is imperative that the United States administration look beyond sanctions and focus its efforts on catalyzing the rebirth of democracy in Venezuela
María Corina Machado and the conquest of the Chavista ‘far West’
Venezuela’s opposition candidate seeks to conquer a political space traditionally occupied by Chavismo — a crucial step toward removing Maduro from power
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