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The Venezuela Working Group

The Venezuela Working Group (VWG) is a high-level group that informs policymakers in the United States, Europe, and Latin America on how to advance a long-term vision and action-oriented policies to foster democratic stability in Venezuela. The Venezuela Working Group seeks to promote the restoration of democratic institutions in Venezuela.

VWG members draw from their diverse backgrounds, global networks, and deep expertise to tackle the most challenging issues around Venezuela policy, both at the domestic and international levels. Priority issues for the VWG’s 2021 work include: supporting Venezuela’s COVID-19 vaccination efforts; assessing risks and opportunities around upcoming regional elections; and exploring non-traditional mechanisms for effectively mitigating Venezuela’s humanitarian crisis.

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New Atlanticist

Mar 14, 2019

Venezuela’s interim government unveils reconstruction plan

By David A. Wemer

The situation in Venezuela is unlike anything “we have ever seen [before] in Latin America,” said Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) President Luis Alberto Moreno.

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Event Recap

Mar 14, 2019

Plan País: Building the new Venezuela – A roadmap for reconstruction

By Angela Chavez

On Thursday, March 14, 2019, the Atlantic Council’s Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center convened distinguished experts and international leaders to discuss the crisis in Venezuela, as well as next steps in rebuilding the country’s economy, infrastructure, and institutions. The event served as the official unveiling of Plan País—the Venezuelan National Assembly’s detailed plan for reconstruction—on […]

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New Atlanticist

Mar 13, 2019

Trump’s new Cuba policy threatens to reignite historic disagreement with key allies

By Samantha Sultoon

While the Trump administration is right to support human rights and shifts to democracy in both Cuba and Venezuela, this is a shortsighted, ineffective way to achieve such laudable policy objectives.

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In the News

Mar 8, 2019

Wald joins Bloomberg Radio to discuss oil markets, Venezuela, and Saudi Aramco

By Listen to the full discussion here.

Listen to the full discussion here.

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In the News

Mar 5, 2019

Tufro in Miami Herald: Guaidó should appeal to the U.N. to get help deliver aid to desperate Venezuelans

By Paula Garcia Tufro

Read the full article here.

Venezuela

Event Recap

Feb 25, 2019

Rapid Reaction Conference Call: Update on Humanitarian Delivery

By Chloe Zoeller

On Monday February 25, the Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center held a rapid reaction conference call addressing the developments in Venezuela and the potential next steps for the interim government of President Juan Guaidó. The conversation included the following participants: José Manuel Olivares, Representative for the State of Vargas in the Venezuelan National Assembly; Jason […]

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In the News

Feb 25, 2019

Marczak joins BBC to discuss Venezuela aid convoy and ongoing developments

By Jason Marczak

Watch the full discussion here.

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New Atlanticist

Feb 23, 2019

In Venezuela, Maduro and Guaidó are on a collision course over humanitarian aid

By Ashish Kumar Sen

"If Guaidó can show he can bring assistance across the border and that assistance can then make it to the people that is going to be a huge blow to Maduro," Jason Marczak says.

Venezuela

In the News

Feb 22, 2019

Marczak in Axios: Venezuela’s border showdown is reaching a breaking point

By Jason Marczak

Read the full article here.

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UkraineAlert

Feb 22, 2019

Let’s Make a Deal, Vladimir

By Johnny Herbst

The ongoing political standoff in Venezuela offers an opportunity for Washington to get something it wants: a democratically elected president in Venezuela and one less vocal Russian ally in its backyard. The Trump Administration recently announced that it plans to leave Syria without any conditions. Russia is involved in both Venezuela and Syria, so if […]

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