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Analysis: International

What does the War on Libya Mean for the Rise of Latin America?

By Lizzie Phelan, Jun 24th 2011

Lizzie Phelan looks at the repercussions of NATO's war on Libya on African-Latin American relations and the vulnerability of sovereign nations of the Global South in the face of the military and media prowess of the United States. 

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Chavez, Colombia and the Zelaya Deal

By TheRealNews, Jun 22nd 2011

In this interview with Paul Jay from TheRealNews, Gregory Wilpert, founder of Venezuelanalysis, discusses the recent foreign policy choices of the Chávez government. Analysing topical issues such as Venezuela's growing relationship with Colombia and Venezuela's vote in favour of allowing Honduras back into the Organization of American States (OAS), Wilpert considers the motivation behind these decisions and how this relates to the Venezuelan left.

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Allende: “This is a Socialist Government Damn it, We are Not Handing Over a Single Comrade”

By Tribuna Popular, Jun 20th 2011

An image of martyr Chilean president Salvador Allende and former Cuban leader Fidel Castro (Photo: Archive).

Recently published by the Venezuelan Communist Party (PCV), this brief overview of martyr president Salvador Allende’s steadfast commitment to the principles of international solidarity are directed at Venezuela’s socialist majority and the need to end the country's role in the extradition to Colombia of leftist revolutionaries.  

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Chavez’s Right Turn: State Realism versus International Solidarity

By James Petras, Jun 14th 2011

Petras argues that, the government of Hugo Chavez has arrested a number of Colombian guerrilla leaders and a radical journalist with Swedish citizenship and handed them over to the right-wing regime of President Juan Manuel Santos, earning the Colombian government’s praise and gratitude.  The close on-going collaboration between a leftist President with such a regime has led to widespread protests throughout Latin America and Europe, while pleasing the Euro-American imperial establishment.

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US-Venezuelan Relations: Just Frozen or Beyond Repair?

By John Daly - Oilprice.com, Jun 10th 2011

On 24 May the Obama administration imposed sanctions against Venezuela's state-owned oil company Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA), causing Venezuelan Minister of Foreign Affairs Nicolás Maduro to affirm “the relation (with the U.S.) is frozen." Can Washington really afford to antagonize a nation that exports nearly a million barrels per day to the U.S.? Should Venezuela turn off the taps, then the recent gasoline prices of nearly $4 a gallon will begin to look like a bargain.

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A State Department That Can

By Sean Penn, Jun 8th 2011

With due respect to the United States Department of State and Secretary Clinton, in regards to economic sanctions leveled under CISADA on Venezuela and six other foreign entities. Among the affected countries, only Venezuela is a nation in abject poverty. Oil is its primary export and the exceptionally devastating impact upon its people should be of specific consideration.

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Children’s Cardiology Hospital: Synonym of Life

By Venezuela de Verdad International, Jun 8th 2011

When Jonathan Vásquez came from the Dominican Republic with a ventricular septal defect (VSD) and a severe pulmonary hypertension, it was very difficult for him to breath, this being an obstacle for his daily activities, such as playing or practicing any sports. 18 days after his surgery, Jennifer Vásquez, his mother, affirms that the child is getting better due to the attention of the Children’s Cardiology Hospital “Dr. Rodríguez Ochoa.”

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Roger Noriega’s Secret Pact with Hugo Chávez

By Belén Fernández - Pulse, Jun 6th 2011

Fernández sarcastically examines the ridiculous accusations of an alliance between Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and Lobo of Honduras made by US conservative Roger Noriega.

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“Yankees, Go Home!”

By Cindy Sheehan, Jun 5th 2011

I am in Caracas, Vz today (May 29th)—a country I love and a people that I support with all my heart in their struggle against US imperialism and corporate interests so they can make their own lives better. Nine of us came from the US to support the people of Venezuela in rejecting the US economic sanctions that were imposed by the State Departments because, apparently, Venezuela sent two shipments of oil product to Iran.

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Economic Sanctions, a Double-Edged Sword!

By Terrance Nelson, Jun 5th 2011

People in the US paying $4 a gallon for gasoline and US trade deficits with other nations in the hundreds of billions dollars every year for the last few decades is cause for real debate for every person that is affected by the economy. When it comes to oil, the action taken by the Obama administration declaring economic sanctions against Venezuela is a dangerous game.

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Discussing Venezuela and the Worker Control Movement: An Interview with Cayapa Radio

By Ewan Robertson - AlertaQueCamina, Jun 3rd 2011

The Windsor/Canada-based radio program Cayapa recently broadcast a program discussing the social and political changes underway in Venezuela, in the context of a solidarity brigade to the country by activists from the English-speaking world, and the country’s growing worker control movement. This article provides an overview of the program in English as well as a report to the program about the worker control movement in Venezuela. 

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Right-Wing Unleashes Campaign Against Democracy in Latin America

By Chuck Kaufman - Upside Down World, Jun 3rd 2011

In this announcement, the Interamerican Institute for Democracy promotes their anti-ALBA message (Image: LAHT.com)

US Latin Americanist Cold Warriors and their far-right allies in the region kicked off a propaganda campaign in May to influence Congress and US citizens against Venezuela and fellow ALBA (Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our Americas) countries. 

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New WikiLeaked Cables Reveal How Washington and Big Oil Fought PetroCaribe in Haiti

By Haiti Liberti, Jun 2nd 2011

How did Haiti’s “indispensable man” René Préval become so dispensable? A review of PetroCaribe’s genesis and the U.S. Embassy’s response to it provides a window into understanding why the U.S. has been so forceful in backing the U.S.-centric Martelly team over Préval’s two-timing sector.

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CITGO Launches 2011 Fueling Good Program to Reward Local Heroes

By CITGO news release, Jun 2nd 2011

Previous winner of CITGO's "Fueling Good" competition, Bess the Book Bus, with kindergarten children and CITGO re

Despite the recent unilateral U.S. sanctions against Venezuelan state oil company Pdvsa, the company’s Houston-based subsidiary CITGO launched its 2011 ‘Fueling Good’ programme this week for the third year running.

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Interview: “When They Shoot at Venezuela, They’re Also Shooting at OPEC”

By MinCi and Álvaro Silva Calderón , May 31st 2011

Interview with Álvaro Silva Calderón, former General Secretary of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) during the 2002-2003 period. Calderón discusses the U.S. State Department's recently imposed unilateral sanctions against Venezuela's PDVSA, the attack on OPEC and Venezuela's struggle to maintain sovereignty over its abundant natural resources. 

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