Venezuelan Crisis Requires Immediate Action

By On May 15, 2017

Venezuela is facing a major crisis. As in the Arab Spring, Venezuelans have lost fear of a government that is becoming ever more authoritarian and murderous. Recently, a 25 year old woman was intentionally run over by a car whose drivers were policemen and a top officials in the Maduro regime. Since major protests began, […]

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U.S. Must Recover Its Sphere Of Influence In The Western Hemisphere

By On May 1, 2017

In the early 1990’s, the idea that the Cold War was over was widespread. The Soviet Union was no longer communist. The Soviet satellites in Eastern Europe followed suite and joined the European Union. Furthermore, the Soviet Union broke up reversing even the imperial path established by the Russian Empire well before the communist revolution. […]

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U.S. Government, Media, and Public Opinion Can No Longer Be Indifferent To The Situation In Venezuela

By On April 21, 2017

We watch TV and the general media in the United States. Talk shows and news are broadcast 24 hours a day. Themes are being repeated constantly. Of course, important issues such as North Korea, Iran, the future of Obamacare, and tax reform are being discussed.  These are all vital issues, no question about it, yet, […]

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Pro-Maduro Candidate Wins Elections in Ecuador But With Weak Mandate. International Pressure on ALBA Countries More Relevant Than Ever

By On April 4, 2017

Last Saturday night, the Ecuadorian electoral council announced Lenin Moreno as the winner of Ecuador’s election. Moreno is the candidate from the party Alianza Pais, whose founder Rafael Correa is an ally of Nicolas Maduro. The victory is for a minimum margin of 51 % to 49%. The opposition demanded a recount, although it is […]

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Venezuela’s Crisis Cannot Wait Too Long, But Requires External Pressure

By On April 3, 2017

Last week the Organization of American States (OAS) convened, with the purpose of discussing a situation in Venezuela. The meeting followed a report, prepared by the OAS secretary Luis Almagro, where he denounces the government of Venezuela for human rights violations, abuse of power, imprisonment of opponents, and application of torture on dissidents. Almagro concluded that […]

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Time for the U.S. to Apply Heavy Pressure on the Maduro Regime Without Listening to its Defenders

By On March 21, 2017

A March 14th New York Times op-ed by David Smilde, a senior fellow at the Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA), entitled “Venezuelan Democracy Needs the Hemisphere’s Help” begs the United States not to take unilateral steps against Venezuela. Smilde summarizes his testimony to Congress, provided at the request of Senator Bob Corker (R- TN). […]

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Congress And Trump Must Impose Actual Sanctions To Bring About Regime Change In Venezuela

By On March 9, 2017

Most recently, the US Senate has unanimously condemned the despotism of the Maduro regime in Venezuela by adopting resolution S. Res.35. This is a most welcome statement since the resolution it expresses concern about the political, economic, social and humanitarian crisis in Venezuela. The resolution denounces the scarcity of goods and medicines; human rights violations; […]

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Elections in Ecuador Triggers Anti-Fraud, Anti-Corruption Revolt

By On February 23, 2017

As I am writing these lines, the public in Ecuador is still waiting for the result of the Presidential elections in Ecuador that took place on Sunday, February 19. Usually election results are known immediately. This delay does not seem to be coincidental at all. In this election several parties and candidates are running for […]

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Sanctions Against Venezuelan Vice-President: Great First Step Against Venezuela’s Rogue Regime

By On February 15, 2017

Finally, we are seeing movement and leadership on the part of the U.S government to isolate a Venezuelan leadership that for almost two decades has led, within Latin America, an anti-democratic movement mixed with drug trafficking and alliances with rogue elements. The Venezuelan Vice-President, Tareck El Aissami has been added to the list of those […]

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Implications of Russian Presence in Latin America

By On January 23, 2017

The Obama Administration expelled 35 Russian diplomats and imposed new sanctions on Russian spy agencies for espionage and involvement in hacking political sites during the last presidential election. Let us be clear. Espionage is an act for which the U.S. has every right to take action against the country that perpetrates it. Since the Russians […]

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