Crisis in Venezuela: The Remarkable Fall and Rise of Hugo Chávez

Crisis in Venezuela: The Remarkable Fall and Rise of Hugo Chávez

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In the late afternoon of Thursday April 11, a huge anti-government march, perhaps half a million strong, wended its way ...
Venezuela: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised (Pro-Chavez Multitudes Challenge Media Blackout)

Venezuela: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised (Pro-Chavez Multitudes Challenge Media Blackout)

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So this is how a modern coup d’etat is overthrown: almost invisibly, at the margins of the media. Venezuela returned ...
Venezuela's Oil Reform and Chavismo

Venezuela’s Oil Reform and Chavismo

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Few things happen in Venezuela that don’t have to do with oil, either directly or indirectly. The country is one ...
Chile’s Tolerance of Intolerance

Chile’s Tolerance of Intolerance

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On the night of May 31, about 15 people, masked and wearing all black, stormed into a packed club in ...
CRISIS IN THE AMERICAS: ARGENTINA, VENEZUELA, COLOMBIA

CRISIS IN THE AMERICAS: ARGENTINA, VENEZUELA, COLOMBIA

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This report examines three critical moments in today’s Latin America: the tense face-off in Venezuela between supporters and opponents of ...
Anti-privatization Protests Erupt in Peru

Anti-privatization Protests Erupt in Peru

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AREQUIPA—Five days of protests against the Peruvian government’s decision to privatize state-run electric companies in the southern department of Arequipa ...
Book Review Essay: Systems of Violence by Nazih Richani

Book Review Essay: Systems of Violence by Nazih Richani

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Nazih Richani’s book Systems of Violence: The Political Economy of War and Peace in Colombia is a convincing and important ...