“It’s a whole lot cheaper than starting a war.” September 15, 2005 – Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez delivers a fiery speech to the UN General Assembly, criticizing the United Nations as ...

Once in office, Chávez redirected Venezuela’s resources toward social programs, providing food, housing, free education, and healthcare for millions. Nigerian trade unionists, civil society ...

Venezuela was home to one of the most established democracies in Latin America. Today, however, it stands as one of the ...

Venezuelan ruler Nicolás Maduro stressed Wednesday that Bolivarian leader Hugo Chávez had not died. He became “immortal and indestructible,” his successor insisted during a speech before the ...

Venezuela enacted a regressive law tightening state control over non-governmental organizations (NGOs). Popularly referred to ...

Marco Rubio recently traveled to Guyana, where he threatened military action against Venezuela – continuing a long history of ...

Prillman’s “The Castro in Caracas: Venezuelan Strongman Hugo Chavez, in Fidel’s Image” (April 3, 2003) and Stephen Johnson’s “Venezuela Erupting” (March 5, 2004). This section consistently includes ...