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The Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center broadens understanding of regional transformations and delivers constructive, results-oriented solutions to inform how the public and private sectors can advance hemispheric prosperity.

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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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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In the News

Mar 5, 2014

Marczak: Region is “Silent” on Venezuela

By Jason Marczak

Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center Deputy Director Jason Marczak is quoted by McClatchy on the international community’s response to anti-government demonstrations Venezuela:

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In the News

Feb 28, 2014

Salcedo: Andres Bello and Venezuela’s Future

By Victor Salcedo

Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center Intern Victor Salcedo writes for the Huffington Post on protests in Venezuela:

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In the News

Feb 27, 2014

Schechter on Venezuela: “This Can’t Go On”

By Peter Schechter

Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center Director Peter Schechter talks about protests in Venezuela with BBC World News America:

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LatAmSource

Feb 20, 2014

Andrés Bello and Protests: What this Means for Venezuela’s Future

By Victor Salcedo

Andrés Bello, eighteenth century Venezuelan philosopher and Simón Bolívar’s teacher, said that “only the unity of the people and the solidarity of its leaders guarantee the greatness of nations.” This is a quote that should be remembered in today’s Venezuela, where the country is divided and on the slow, painful path of irreversible implosion without […]

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New Atlanticist

Feb 19, 2014

Venezuela Must Avoid More Violence Over Protests

By New Atlanticist

The United States and its allies should press Venezuela’s government to avoid further violence following the street protests in which five people have been reported killed, the Atlantic Council’s Jason Marczak says. President Nicolas Maduro has seen three weeks of demonstrations intensify following his government’s arrest Tuesday of opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez. “The protests in […]

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