Christmas came early this year in Venezuela. The season officially began October 1, as decreed by the country's authoritarian president, Nicolás Maduro. "I am going to declare the advancement of ...

The top United Nations human rights official voiced deep concerns over the deteriorating situation in Venezuela two weeks after elections that the opposition says it won. President Nicolas Maduro ...

Since 2015, people continue to leave Venezuela to escape violence, insecurity and threats as well as due to a lack of food, medicine and essential services. The outflow accelerated with an average of ...

European Review of Latin American and Caribbean Studies / Revista Europea de Estudios Latinoamericanos y del Caribe, No. 109 (January-June 2020), pp. 1-20 (20 pages) In this introduction, we present ...

The Caribbean basin, long considered America's strategic backyard, has become the stage for the most serious military confrontation between the United States and Venezuela in decades. What began as ...

Amid economic, political and humanitarian crises, Venezuela has become a free-for-all for wildlife trafficking, experts warn. The country is one of the world’s most biodiverse, yet environmental ...

The sounds of River Falls gushing with water, the sounds of birds chirping in the sun rise, and the sounds of trees swaying side by side. This place may sound like heaven, but heaven is under attack.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As the United States makes its biggest diplomatic push in Latin America in years to try to oust Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, the U.S. military is zeroing in on a ...

Ali A. Ghareh Daghi is a PhD scholar at Maynooth University. The title of his thesis is ‘Managing United States Sanctions: The emergence of a “resistance model” in Iran and Venezuela?’ He receives ...

A version of this story appeared in the daily Threat Status newsletter from The Washington Times. Click here to receive Threat Status delivered directly to your inbox each weekday. OPINION: Nicolás ...