Ecoanalítica projects three possible scenarios following the sanctions relief license: one in which the license is renewed, one in which the license isn’t and Venezuela returns to the 2023 status quo, and one in which sanctions are deepened| Caracas Chronicles
The agroindustrial complex developed in this Western end of the llanos shows resilience and competitive advantages in the challenging context of the 2020s| Caracas Chronicles
Tony paints the whole picture of the strain the very fragile "Venezuela se arregló" system is going through right now. We could even say the bubble has finally popped| Caracas Chronicles
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Elation over the nation’s first two saints is widespread, but testimonies about their legacy underscore the domestic struggle with healthcare, education, and human rights| Caracas Chronicles
Markets now seem bullish on a scenario that somehow leads to debt restructuring, an event that requires Maduro’s departure. Here’s what you should know| Caracas Chronicles
An afternoon at the beauty salon can reveal a lot about censorship, disinformation, and the strange quietness that we feel in Caracas| Caracas Chronicles
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MUD presents crystal clear evidence that tallying fraud was used to steal the governorship of Bolívar State.| Caracas Chronicles
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Signs of the extensive election fraud in Venezuela—and the regime's futile attempts to cover it up—have continued to emerge since Election Day| Caracas Chronicles
The Monitor for Lethal Force in Latin America published its first report, covering Brazil, Colombia, El Salvador, Mexico and Venezuela. When it comes to executions, we’ve earned more medals than in the PanAm Games in Lima.| Caracas Chronicles
One month ago today, soldiers opened fire on civilians in Kumarakapay and Santa Elena de Uairén, killing seven. The civilians had sought to stop the military from blocking humanitarian aid from Brazil. The media left it at that. Here’s what happened next.| Caracas Chronicles
No, it’s not a defense plan involving over four million people. It’s an attempt to remap chavista power at the community level| Caracas Chronicles
Recent events are again putting the fate of Venezuelans in the hands of Trump and the U.S. military. It’s time to abandon this futile faith and seriously consider what may come next—and how that can go wrong| Caracas Chronicles
The “lethal” strike on the boat that, according to Donald Trump, belonged to Tren de Aragua and carried 11 alleged terrorists from Venezuela, is actually relevant. Let’s see why| Caracas Chronicles
The drug trafficking mafia led by Venezuelan military officers is real, and it wouldn’t exist without Maduro’s support. But it’s not exactly what Trump says it is| Caracas Chronicles
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Maduro calls out a supposedly imminent U.S. invasion to gain domestic control and foreign support. But the fact is that Venezuelans have been living for decades under a force that treats them like the enemy| Caracas Chronicles
Beyond the groups of milicianos and party members shown by the Maduro propaganda, the population is focused on surviving and rather skeptical about an American attack| Caracas Chronicles
Chavismo’s grip on the national team turned the road to the World Cup into yet another humiliating propaganda farce| Caracas Chronicles
Washington hasn’t officially confirmed the move, but leaks suggest a naval build-up against drug routes linked to Venezuela. Results so far: endless speculation, regional reactions and chavista paranoia| Caracas Chronicles
Martha Lía Grajales spoke out against police violence in Caracas’ slums before joining the struggle for political prisoners. Her forced disappearance sparked a dilemma in the ruling elite| Caracas Chronicles
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The Argentinean film tells a true story, but stops at a happy ending that was just a part of a longer–and uglier–sequence of events| Caracas Chronicles
The FANB could play a tutelary role in a transition even if chavismo leaves power, with a high command seeking to preserve its status and privileges before a new government and the United States| Caracas Chronicles
What began in 2022 as an unproven tweet became a viral rumor. Two years later, Donald Trump used it to justify the mass deportation of Venezuelans| Caracas Chronicles
En la era actual, construir un poder auténtico desde abajo requerirá volver a prácticas fundamentales y desechar nociones engañosas sobre la democracia| Caracas Chronicles
El foco para entender a la Venezuela actual no debe estar en la legitimidad de Maduro, sino en el pacto existente entre la élite gobernante y la élite económica que sostiene el orden y domestica la miseria| Caracas Chronicles
If Maduro & Co. were to leave power, a fragmented opposition with no clear agenda could leave us with a deadlocked parliament—or a Bukele-style leader forcing reforms at any cost| Caracas Chronicles
George Harris en Viña del Mar y María Corina Machado tras el 9 de enero representan dos facetas del fracaso en lidiar con la realidad de una sociedad dispersa y transnacional que, para sobrevivir, debe reciclar sus ideas y su práctica política| Caracas Chronicles
The focus to understand today’s Venezuela shouldn’t be on Maduro’s (lack of) legitimacy, but on the pact between ruling and business elites that sustains order and makes misery livable| Caracas Chronicles
Making Venezuela make sense, fifteen years and counting.| Caracas Chronicles
In his book Venezuela’s Collapse: The Long Story of How Things Fell Apart, Venezuelan author Carlos Lizarralde unearths the uncomfortable subject of race and ethnicity to explain how Chavismo destroyed the country| Caracas Chronicles
The celebration carried a different weight in a year shaped by relentless hostility against activists and political leaders. Despite the lack of anti-Maduro slogans, it still stood tall as a symbol of resilience and resistance| Caracas Chronicles
In an opaque and unpopular election, what stands out isn’t who "won" but how chavismo keeps punishing everyone and rewarding its chosen adversaries #NowWhatVenezuela| Caracas Chronicles
15 media outlets band together... not for aguardiente but for the future of Venezuelan journalism| Caracas Chronicles
Venezuelan-born voters are expected to play a key role in Sunday’s legislative elections in the capital city, as Milei aims to defeat former allies on the Argentine right| Caracas Chronicles
Ariadna Pinto, a 20-year-old diabetic, never recovered after falling gravely ill in prison. Lindomar Amaro, 27, died by suicide in Tocorón. #NowWhatVenezuela| Caracas Chronicles
The same old class prejudices and phobias that predated chavismo are now being politically exploited by Venezuelans in the U.S. to create a narrative of good and bad fellow immigrants| Caracas Chronicles
Machado’s suffocation thesis may be based on false premises. For Venezuelan society, caught between repression and political “firmas,” the way forward must be organization beyond parties| Caracas Chronicles
Maduro uses the U.S. tariff war to unveil economic measures, while a new opposition alliance seeks relevance amid restrictions and voter apathy #NowWhatVenezuela| Caracas Chronicles
The issue currently causing the most anxiety for Venezuelans stems from a mix of the country’s long-standing exchange controls—now over 20 years old—and specific unfolding events| Caracas Chronicles
Without a constituent assembly, constitutional amendments loom to block political opposition and solidify repression| Caracas Chronicles
Erdogan’s Turkey could not only, once again, become a mediator in Venezuela and push for a solution. It could also become a safe haven for an exiled Maduro| Caracas Chronicles
The competition between the U.S. and China and the Venezuelan need to access the Asian market made of India an economic actor of increasing relevance| Caracas Chronicles
Yesterday, at least six statues of the Comandante Eterno were toppled by demonstrators in former chavista strongholds. This has a lot of meaning| Caracas Chronicles
Neither of them competed in the election, but they both are key to unlock Venezuela’s future| Caracas Chronicles
The Maduro government is staging a new pact not to comply with it but to use the traumas from 2017 and the middle class' anxiety| Caracas Chronicles
Economists Asdrúbal Oliveros and Jesús Palacios Chacín, from consulting and research firm Ecoanalítica, explain what we should expect from Venezuela’s economy following the new sanctions regime and the elections| Caracas Chronicles
The electoral playing field for July 28 remains full of obstacles that Maduro could use to his favor, even if PSUV’s grassroots structure is considerably weaker than during the Chávez era| Caracas Chronicles
