Venezuela

by Jeffrey D. Sachs,Francisco Rodríguez NEW YORK – One month after Juan Guaidó, the speaker of Venezuela’s National Assembly, said he was assuming the powers of the Venezuelan presidency, currently held by Nicolás Maduro, the country’s…

by Julian Hinz,Ricardo Hausmann--CAMBRIDGE – Venezuela is in the news again. Through unprecedented treachery, President Nicolás Maduro awarded himself victory in the presidential election on May 20. Given that the blatantly pro-government…

Amid accusations that the recent elections in Venezuela lack any international merit, US President Donald Trump on Monday imposed new sanctions on the already crisis-ridden country, while urging its neighbor Guyana and the rest of the Lima…