Posts About Venezuela
The Left or the Left-Behind?
Chavez isn’t in power because he’s ‘left’ or ‘right.’ He’s in power because he has a strong personality.
Chavez Has Won Cuba
Paris, France - Venezuela has already won the game. Does the world care? Not at all....
Chavez Only Needs One ‘Yes’ Vote – America’s
This democracy is disadvantaged as long as the U.S. continues to prop up Chavez by buying his oil.
More Like Petrocrats than Social-Democrats
Today, many regimes in Latin America regard themselves as leftist and came to power through the ballot box, but their commitment to democracy is doubtful. Hugo Chávez's affectionate relationship with Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has less to do with Bush-bashing than with the price of oil, and their peers seem more concerned about guaranteeing reelection than promoting social progress.
The Men Who Stand With Chavez
Lima, Peru - This election year in Latin America has looked, save a couple of exceptions, like a serial referendum on Venezuela's president, Hugo Chavez.
Chavez Offers More of the Same: Populism and Poverty
Warsaw, Poland - It is up to eleven million Cubans living on the island and two million emigrants and refugees to decide whether or not they want to adopt a system based on freedom, democracy and pluralism....
When Governments Become Pirates
When government's high-ranking officials condone these illicit activities, it is hard to imagine what U.S. agencies can do about it.
Venezuela's Take on U.S. Recession
I can only hope that a severe recession in the U.S., Venezuela’s primary customer, will awaken our spendthrift leadership from its petro-dollar slumber.
Adios to Chavez's Guru
Chavez doesn’t have the guts or the commitment to fill Castro’s void.
In Venezuela, Dollars Still Reign
Whatever its status elsewhere, the dollar is still the most sought-after commodity in this warped oil state.
Risk of World War III? Music to Mr. Chávez's Ears
Mr. Bush's reckless talk of war on Iran is just one of the thousand ways Washington is forcefully helping Hugo Chávez's totalitarian schemes come true.
Simon Bolivar's Latin American Legacy
Caracas, Venezuela - [Pick: Simon Bolivar: A Life by John Lynch] This is a book for any American who truly wishes to understand what is behind today's Latin American turmoil....
Give Latin American Diplomacy a Chance
Caracas, Venezuela - Once Castro dies, the Cuban lobby in Miami must not prevent Washington from pursuing a cautious, constructive strategy for democratic transition on the island. Despite numerous left-leaning, anti-American governments across Latin America, Washington's best option is nevertheless to give Inter-American diplomacy a chance....
Petropolitics and the Iranian Bomb
Venezuela -- Thomas L Friedman recently argued that "the price of oil and the pace of freedom always move in opposite directions." It's his "First Law of Petropolitics." Indeed, rising oil prices work as a psychotropic drug on the minds of petro-state leaders. Here's a corollary to Friedman's First Law: the price of oil and anti-American bullyism move in the same direction....
Chavez Is No Leftist
Chavez is a mix of Fidel Castro and Perón: not a true revolutionary, but the promoter of a nanny-state paid for by the petro-dollar.
Viva The Other Left
I hope this narcissist’s loss will start a domino effect, away from “Che-chic” and toward a solid, modern left.
The Power of One Percent
It's always the one percent that makes the decisive difference: the people beyond the reach of either oil or any well-oiled state machinery.
Either Way, Cuba Has a Rough Road Ahead
Moscow, Russia - The U.S. cannot afford to lose Cuba to Venezuela, but the prospect of outright victory looks unlikely. Cuba probably won't turn definitively in any direction. Instead, after Castro Cuba may go through a period of governments of various leanings. It might get bloody....
Define “Dangerous”
The “world’s most dangerous country” distinction depends on what kind of danger you’re looking at. Terrorism? Violence against women? Global warming?
There's No One Latin American "Left"
Left vs right is outdated. Latin America is not lashing back against globalization.The continent is struggling with how to combat inequality while maintaining a stable democracy.
Bush and Brazil Talk Ethanol
While President George Bush visits South America this week, Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez will personally lead a street demonstration in Buenos Aires against him....
Cuba Will Continue to Drive the U.S. Crazy
Washington, DC - As long as U.S. law forbids nearly any interaction with Cuba, America will have no influence there and Hugo Chavez will make sure that Cuba keeps driving the United States mad....
Commandante Loses to Ballots, Not Bullets
Venezuelans claimed victory on Sunday over the possibility of totalitarian rule, but the real test of popular disenchantment is yet to come.
The End of Latin Leftism?
Does Hugo Chavez's defeat in Venezuela's constitutional referendum mean the beginning of the end for Latin American leftism? David Responds Fareed Responds...
PostGlobal Bloggers
M. J. Akbar, New Delhi, India Mubashar Jawed Akbar is a leading Indian journalist and author. He's the founder and editor-in-chief of The Asian Age, a daily multi-edition Indian newspaper with a global perspective and editor-in-chief of The Deccan Chronicle, a news daily based in Hyderabad. He has written books including Blood Brothers, Nehru: The Making of India, Kashmir: Behind the Vale, Riot After Riot, The Shade of Swords, and India: The Siege Within. Kyoko Altman, Hong Kong, China Kyoko Altman is a writer based in Hong Kong. She has worked as a correspondent and anchor for CNN and...
Washington, Don't Bother Meddling
Seoul, South Korea - The U.S. should not throw its weight around Cuba once Castro goes because Castro was no Kim Jong Il and Hugo Chavez is a farce....
