Analysis: International

Ernesto Samper: "UNASUR Will Keep Looking for Peaceful Solutions in Venezuela"

By Ernesto Samper- El Tiempo, Feb 25th 2015

Ernesto Samper, Secretary General of the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) speaks to El Tiempo (ElTiempo)

Rightwing Venezuelan newspaper El Tiempo conducts an interview with Secretary General of UNASUR (Union of South American Nations). In the interview, the Colombian diplomat gives his take on the current challenges facing the Venezuelan government, including his view on the economy and the threat of foreign intervention.

“What is Inexcusable is Venezuela's Political Independence”

By John Pilger- TeleSUR English, Feb 17th 2015

John Pilger (agencies/TeleSUR English)

An interview with John Pilger, conducted by Michael Albert.

Social Media Coup? The Vile Virality of Venezuela’s Opposition

By Heather Gies and Cyril Mychalejko- TeleSUR English, Feb 17th 2015

Venezuela's opposition took to social media to manipulate the international media into portraying right-wing protesters as

On the anniversary of the outbreak of violent right-wing protests, teleSUR examines the role of social media in fomenting violence and misinformation.

Latin America Unites Against U.S. Attack on Venezuelan Democracy

By Frederick B. Mills- COHA, Feb 11th 2015

The special commission met in Montevideo on Monday. (Photo: Twitter/UNASUR)

By insisting on U.S. “exceptionalism” in the 2015 National Security Strategy, it appears that the U.S. will tolerate only one economic and political model in its “backyard,” the one that conforms to the global neoliberal order, even as that order is being called into question by those who have the most to lose from its perpetuation.

Who Will Stand With Venezuela?

By W.T. Whitney Jr. - Counterpunch , Jan 19th 2015

(Invent the Future Blog)

Who in the world stands with a country when it is under the looming threat of a major U.S. government intervention? When Guatemala (1954), the Dominican Republic (1965), Chile (1973), and Haiti (2004) were in trouble, there was no one.

China, the CELAC, and Venezuela

By Luis Britto Garcia- aporrea.org, Jan 12th 2015

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Venezuelan writer Luis Britto Garcia discusses the massive impact Chinese investment has had on recent Latin American development, while calling for strict outlines to be drawn to protect Venezuelan sovereighnty in the midst of heightened negotiation.

US Slaps New Sanctions Against Venezuela: Why Now?

By Roger D. Harris, Jan 9th 2015

Just as US Relations with Cuba improve, the US approves sanctions against Venezuela. (PHOTO: EFE)

In this article Roger D. Harris, President of the Task Force on the Americas, explains the current political context for the United States´recent sanctions on Venezuela. Harris outlines the substance of sanctions, the response of Venezuela and the international community and how the current correlation of forces in both the US and Venezuela have resulted in increased sanctions against Venezuela that are spearheaded by the Democratic Party in the United States.

Rapprochement Between the United States and Cuba and Sanctions Against Venezuela

By WILLIAM CAMACARO and FREDERICK B. MILLS, Jan 6th 2015

United States Capitol building in Washington, D.C. (archives)

William and Frederick lay out a comprehensive analysis of the "consistent imperial strategy" demonstrated by US president Obama in recent policy shifts toward Cuba and Venezuela.

The Worst Venezuela Coverage of 2014

By Joe Emersberger- Telesur English, Dec 23rd 2014

Image from a Reuters article claiming constant homicides are making coffins scarce in Venezuela.

(Reuters/Carlos Garcia Rawli

Joe Emersberger lists examples of corporate media's most outrageous claims about Venezuela in 2014, and explains specific political agendas endorsed by those messages.

Venezuela Sanctions Highlight US Hypocrisy on Human Rights

By Lauren Carasik- Al Jazeera America, Dec 18th 2014

Cuban President Raul Castro, left, shakes hands with his Venezuelan counterpart Nicolas Maduro in Havana, Dec. 14, 2014. (Prens

Obama should follow his example on Cuba and engage with, not punish, Venezuela.

Hectoring Venezuela on Human Rights

By Diosdado Cabello- The New York Times, Dec 18th 2014

Diosdado Cabello, president of the National Assembly of Venezuela. (EFE)

Diosdado Cabello expresses his opinion in the NY Times; "It seemed an unfortunate coincidence that just as scores of people demonstrating against police brutality were being arrested on the streets of New York and other cities, the United States Congress passed a bill to bring sanctions against members of my country’s government for alleged human rights abuses during protests earlier this year."

U.S. Sanctions Against Venezuela: A Wrong Turn For Regional Diplomacy

By F. Mills & L. Højen - The Council on Hemispheric Affairs (COHA), Dec 15th 2014

Nicolas Maduro with other South American leaders at the recent UNASUR summit in Quito, Ecuador (presidencia de Ecuador)

The Obama administration has facilitated the adoption of a right-wing posture towards Venezuela because it has never consolidated itself behind a policy that could generate strong progressive support in the United States.

Venezuela in Financial Difficulty; will PetroCaribe Survive?

By SIR RONALD SANDERS- Jamaica Observer, Dec 2nd 2014

Graphic art depicting the sunrise over the Caribbean, with the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America (ALBA) as the

Guyanese- Antiguan scholar Sir Ronald Sanders examines the vulnerabilities of Venezuela-backed alliance Petrocaribe in the face of last week’s OPEC summit and a perceived oil glut on the horizon. Petrocaribe has provided singular economic support for over a dozen Caribbean nation’s economies, including hundreds of millions of dollars in developmental funds.

Venezuela’s Indigenous Mapoyo Language Added to UNESCO Heritage List

By TeleSUR English, Nov 27th 2014

Mapoyo leader, Simón Bastidas (AVN)

The inclusion of the Mapoyo language was the only Latin-American proposal included this year.

Obama Imposes Military End-Uses Sanctions Against Venezuela

By Roger D. Harris, Nov 19th 2014

The seal of the US Bureau of Industry and Security (Wikipedia Commons)

The only risk that Venezuela really imposes on the US is the threat of a good example. And this is precisely why Venezuela is being targeted by the US government for regime change.