Hugo Chávez

The US president has invited his Colombian counterpart to the White House and said it was a ‘great honor’ to speak to him after months of verbal attacks

The pragmatists negotiating with the United States after Maduro’s fall are now dealing with the most loyal and militaristic Chavistas

Nicolás Maduro’s only son inherits part of his father’s power but has long been viewed as cut from a different cloth

Nicolás Maduro’s wife, who has also been captured by the US, worked behind the scenes to preserve the hegemony of the Chavista regime

The relationship between the two countries is once again marked by the energy wealth of the Caribbean nation

Delcy Rodríguez, as vice president, is second in the line of succession, and her brother Jorge, president of the National Assembly, is third

The president of Venezuela, detained and removed from the country according to Trump, was not willing to reach any agreement with the United States

The Caribbean country has the world’s largest crude oil reserves, but years of underinvestment are hindering its production

The Venezuelan opposition leader has been organizing internal resistance and persuading Washington to toughen its stance against Nicolás Maduro

Washington’s offensive revives the specter of Nicolás Maduro’s downfall, an expectation that continues to shape the course of Chavismo’s rivals

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’

The measure is intended to strengthen state surveillance and ensure that citizens report any incidents to the authorities

The Venezuelan opposition leader, recently awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, asserts that the Maduro regime ‘is weaker than ever’

The plan to hasten the Venezuelan leader’s downfall with a naval deployment in the Caribbean and a campaign of extrajudicial attacks on alleged drug boats has raised questions about what could come next

Operation Caribe Soberano 200, a response to the U.S. military deployment in the region, will mobilize 2,500 soldiers on the island of La Orchila

President Nicolás Maduro and his closest circle are convinced that Washington will start a war, and have enjoined citizens to hone their shooting skills

The Venezuelan government has announced a massive recruitment drive, while Washington has stepped up its warnings after a week of heightened tensions

Washington’s latest offensive against the Maduro government is sowing uncertainty in the region, with the war on drugs as a backdrop

Chavismo responds to Washington’s maneuvers with troop mobilizations, enlistment campaigns and nationalist messages

Hugo ‘El Pollo’ Carvajal, who broke with Nicolás Maduro in 2019, is accused of drug trafficking and narco-terrorism, and could face a life sentence

The massive exodus has given rise to a new service: clearing out the homes of those who have decided they’re not coming back

The Maduro government is accusing the oil company of lobbying to facilitate competitor Chevron’s departure from Venezuela, while also claiming multi-billion-dollar oil wells in Guyana as its own

The author of ‘Freedom is a Feast’ tackles the political evolution of Venezuela through a fast-paced narrative, aiming to reconcile his personal connection with his homeland