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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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In the News

Sep 29, 2014

Marczak on Venezuela Joining the UN Security Council

By Jason Marczak

Fox News Latino quotes Latin America Center Deputy Director Jason Marczak on the possibility of Venezuela gaining a nonpermanent spot on the UN Security Council:

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In the News

Sep 6, 2014

Miami Herald: Obama’s Plan to Counter Venezuela’s Oil Clout

By Atlantic Council

The Miami Herald cites an Atlantic Council report, Uncertain Energy: The Caribbean’s Gamble with Venezuela: 

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In the News

Aug 7, 2014

Goldwyn: United States Must Revise Policy on Petrocaribe Alliance

By David Goldwyn

Adrienne Arsht Center Nonresident Senior Fellow David Goldwyn cowrites for the Houston Chronicle on the Petrocaribe energy alliance:

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In the News

Jul 29, 2014

Marczak on Petrocaribe

By Jason Marczak

The Tico Times quotes Adrienne Arsht Center Deputy Director Jason Marczak on the Venezuelan oil financing program Petrocaribe:

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In the News

May 21, 2014

Marczak on Sanctions Against Venezuela

By Jason Marczak

NBC News quotes Latin America Center Deputy Director Jason Marczak on whether the United States should advance sanctions against Venezuela:

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Webcasts

May 15, 2014

Webcast: Will the Lights Go Out? Implications of a Venezuelan Market Downturn

Join us on May 15 from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. for a conversation with Venezuela’s most prestigious economic voices.  These experts we will look at the impact of Venezuela’s current policies on the government, the private sector, consumers, and the region.

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In the News

Mar 21, 2014

Marczak: Putin’s Latin America Play

By Jason Marczak

Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center Deputy Director Jason Marczak is quoted in The Hill on Vladimir Putin’s intereference in Latin America:

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Webcasts

Mar 20, 2014

A Conversation with Maria Corina Machado, Venezeulan Congresswoman and Opposition Leader

The CSIS Americas Program and the Atlantic Council’s Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center partner for a timely discussion with Venezuelan congresswoman and opposition leader Maria Corina Machado while she is in Washington, D.C. to address the Permanent Council of the Organization of American States. She will provide her commentary on the country’s ongoing political crisis, […]

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Event Recap

Mar 6, 2014

Venezuela’s Protests: Passing Phase or Profound Reform?

Since the beginning of late Hugo Chávez’s administration in 1998, the once stable democratic government in Venezuela has been consistently damaged by political repression, lack of strong freedom of expression, institutional ineffectiveness, and constant human right abuses that have left many calls for justice unanswered. Recently, internal turmoil in the country has elevated political divisions […]

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Webcasts

Mar 6, 2014

Webcast: Venezuela’s Protests – Passing Phase or Profound Reform?

Note: This event will be held in Spanish. Please join us on March 6, 2014 from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m.

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