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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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Nov 19, 2015

Marczak on Venezuelan Elections

By Jason Marczak

O Globo quotes Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center Deputy Director Jason Marczak on signs of elections in Venezuela being postponned or even cancelled:

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In the News

Jul 31, 2015

Marczak on Foreign Investors in Venezuela

By Jason Marczak

Market Watch quotes Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center Deputy Director Jason Marczak on the difficulties facing foreign investors wishing to remove their business from Venezuela: 

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In the News

Jun 30, 2015

US News and World Report Features Atlantic Council Event on Brazil

By Atlantic Council

US News and World Report features the Atlantic Council event President Rousseff’s Visit: Photo-Op or a New Era for the United States and Brazil? in article about President Obama and Brazilian President Rousseff meeting to discuss increasing tensions in Venezuela:

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In the News

Jun 26, 2015

Marczak on Venezuela’s Female Electoral Mandate

By Jason Marczak

The Miami Herald quotes Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center Deputy Director Jason Marczak on the Venezuelan National Electoral Council’s announcement that at least 40 percent of a party’s candidates must be women, and how this announcement has thrown the opposition into chaos: 

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Commanders Series

May 20, 2015

US Drug Habit Deadly for Latin America

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Head of US Southern Command says terrorists could one day use criminal networks A demand in the United States for drugs—specifically cocaine, heroin, and methamphetamines—is devastating communities across Latin America, says Marine Corps Gen John F. Kelly, Commander of US Southern Command. Illegal trafficking networks pose not just a security threat, they also have corrosive […]

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In the News

Apr 28, 2015

Marczak on Venezuela’s Health Crisis

By Jason Marczak

The Boston Globe Editorial Board quotes Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center Deputy Director Jason Marczak on how the United States should respond to Venezuela’s growing health crisis:

Venezuela

In the News

Apr 10, 2015

Marczak on US-Venezuela Relations and the Summit of the Americas

By Jason Marczak

US News and World Report quotes Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center Deputy Director Jason Marczak on what to expect from the United States and Venezuela at the Summit of the Americas in Panama:

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In the News

Apr 9, 2015

Marczak on Obama’s Meeting with Caribbean Leaders

By Jason Marczak

Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center Deputy Director Jason Marczak joins NPR’s Morning Edition to discuss Obama’s meeting with Caribbean leaders and what it means for Venezuela:

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In the News

Apr 8, 2015

Goldwyn on Obama’s Visit to Jamaica

By David Goldwyn

Foreign-language El Mundo quotes Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center Nonresident Senior Fellow David Goldwyn on Obama’s visit to Jamaica and what it means for Venezuela’s energy policy: Read the full article here.

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In the News

Apr 8, 2015

Marczak on the Economic Crisis in Venezuela

By Jason Marczak

The Associated Press quotes Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center Deputy Director Jason Marczak on the economic crisis in Venezuela and Obama’s meeting with Caribbean leaders:

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