by Tim Young 2019 has been a particularly testing year for Venezuela as President Nicolas Maduro’s government has fought off two coup attempts and is now subject to an extensive US-imposed economic blockade of the type employed against Cuba since the early 1960s. In pursuit of its strategy of “regime change” against the elected Venezuelan …
Venezuelans will suffer more under the impact of a fully-fledged US blockade, writes Ken Livingstone President Trump has recently imposed sweeping new sanctions against Venezuela in his bid to oust the elected government of President Maduro. The embargo measures now constitute a fully-fledged economic blockade of the type employed against Cuba since the early 1960s. …
Briefing: The effects of the economic blockade of Venezuela Download and view this briefing as a pdf The blockade in context The U.S. has been pursuing a strategy of ‘regime change’ through destabilising Venezuela dating back to the early years of Hugo Chávez’s presidency. This led George W. Bush’s administration to support the failed coup …
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President Nicolas Maduro remembered the fateful day and said that “like a phoenix,” the Venezuelan people resurfaced to proudly stand today. As Venezuelans commemorate the 82nd anniversary of the Bolivarian National Armed Forces, Aug. 4 also marks a critical day in the country’s recent history. One year ago, in a speech during the 81st anniversary, President Nicolas …
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By John McEvoy for Venezuelanalysis.com After Juan Guaidó declared himself Venezuelan president on 23 January, the opposition leader immediately sought to legitimise his parallel government by garnering international support. The US, most European states, and large parts of Latin America moved swiftly to recognise Venezuela’s new “interim president” (indeed, US Vice President Mike Pence had …
The Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) condemned US-led sanctions and called for the construction of a multipolar world after a summit held in Caracas. The weekend ministerial meeting brought together 120 member nations as well as seven observer countries, ten multilateral international organisations including the United Nations (UN), and fourteen specially invited nations. Speaking at the opening …
Non-Aligned Movement Condemns US Sanctions Against VenezuelaRead More »
The Venezuelan Government has made an official response to the report by Michelle Bachelet to the United Nations Human Rights Council. A translated version of this document can be viewed and shared here: COMMENTS ON FACTUAL ERRORS IN THE REPORT OF THE UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS ON THE HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION IN …
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https://youtu.be/FdWpm9ybHwU Speaking to The Real News Network, CEPR co-director Mark Weisbrot responds to Guaidó economic advisors’ dismissal of the U.S. sanctions’ effects on Venezuela
by Vijay Prashad Hugo Chávez knew that Venezuela was very vulnerable. Its oil revenues account for 98 percent of its export earnings. Chávez was familiar with the thinking of Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonzo, Venezuela’s minister of mines and hydrocarbons in the early 1960s and one of the architects of OPEC (Organization of the Petroleum Exporting …
A meeting between Guaido’s team and the US Southern Command is being organised. By Paul Dobson for Venezuelanalysis Self-declared “Interim President” Juan Guaido has ordered the setting up of a meeting with the US Armed Forces to discuss “cooperation” in his efforts to oust President Nicolas Maduro. During a gathering of supporters in the upper …
