Both Democrats and Republicans recognize the need for a more realist approach to Maduro’s government.
Venezuela’s socialist government is cracking down on other leftist parties.
Venezuela’s return to democracy will depend more on what happens inside the country than outside.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/02/21/us-venezuela-negotiations-maduro-barbados-deal/
Concerned neighbors are trying new tactics to support a free and fair vote. Will it be enough?
https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/02/02/venezuela-election-ruling-opposition-machado-sanctions/
In lifting tough sanctions on Maduro, Biden will test whether sanctions can work as a diplomatic tool.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/01/25/venezuela-maduro-biden-sanctions-machado-opposition-elections/
One of the 15 key elections to watch in 2024’s historic global vote.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/01/02/venezuela-elections-maduro-machado-economy-sanctions-migration/
Dozens of countries will vote this year. In many of them, democracy is at a tipping point.
These are the international disputes that are currently flying under the radar but could emerge as major flash points in the coming year.
This year, countries from the United States to Brazil abandoned maximalist aims of regime change in Venezuela.
Maduro, newly emboldened, is now manufacturing a regional crisis.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/12/12/biden-maduro-venezuela-sanctions-esequibo-guyana/
Caracas has its sights set on Guyana’s vast oil deposits, and President Nicolás Maduro isn’t willing to let a little thing like international law get in his way.
The region’s economic conditions are ripe for radical change—and U.S.-backed influence networks see an opening.
Washington agrees to lift sanctions on Caracas in exchange for a pledge of free elections.
Ones and Tooze: Adam and Cameron look at the economics of migration.
Brazil’s Amazon summit featured both cooperation and contradiction among the world’s forest-rich countries.
Rulings on elections in Brazil, Guatemala, and Venezuela have shaken up the status quo.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/07/07/venezuela-guatemala-brazil-courts-election-ruling-bolsonaro/
In Brasília, leaders weighed how to make continental cooperation more durable after a past attempt sputtered.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/06/02/south-america-summit-lula-maduro-brazil-venezuela/
At Colombia’s urging, the United States gets explicit about sanctions relief to woo Maduro back to the negotiating table.
Their support could be key to Venezuela’s president regaining international recognition.
As high-end stores open in Caracas, the poor are getting poorer.
The ouster of Venezuela’s would-be interim president has left U.S. policy in limbo, rapprochement in the air, and a legal mess for all.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/01/17/venezuela-us-guaido-maduro-oil-sanctions-energy/
A new gas deal could boost both economies but comes with major risks for Bogotá.
As Maduro nears a decade in power, Washington and South American countries may try something new.
The Biden administration’s policies on sanctions and asylum-seekers are making the country's humanitarian situation worse.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2022/11/01/maduro-venezuela-migration-crisis-sanctions-ban-oil/
The latest U.S. immigration plans would dramatically reduce Venezuelans’ ability to seek protection.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2022/10/21/venezuela-asylum-immigration-biden-us-mexico-border/