Venezuela
Total 5 Posts
Donald Trump takes leaf out of autocrat playbook by falsely declaring victory before all votes be counted.
4 min read
By falsely declaring victory in the US Election before all votes be counted, Donald Trump takes leaf out of autocrat playbook. Dr Natasha Lindstaedt explains that, indeed, prematurely declaring election victory is a hallmark of non-democratic regimes.
Is democracy really dying a slow, agonising death?
3 min read
It’s fashionable these days for commentators to lament the lingering death of democracy. It’s being strangled long and slow, so the narrative goes. How?
Maduro has pushed Venezuela to the brink of revolution — Sanctions and aid may tip it over the edge.
5 min read
Food and medical aid at Venezuela's borders could spark a revolution.
Turning Venezuela into a Libya-on-the Caribbean.
4 min read
By delegitimising the Venezuelan President and hailing the opposition leader as rightful leader, Trump plunged the country into deeper crisis. The US and Latin American neighbours could have increased pressure on Maduro instead.
No true Socialist: The Venezuela model is not the only choice.
4 min read
Ideological purity is easier to grasp, and dichotomous thinking is natural to our tribal instincts, but reality is complex, and a failure to acknowledge that dumps us into poor thinking.