Venezuela: Past, Present... and Future?
with Alejandro Velasco - Associate Professor of Latin American History, NYU
At dawn on January 3rd US troops flew into Venezuela's capital Caracas, captured President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, and flew them to New York where they await trial on charges ranging from narcoterrorism to possession of explosives. The overnight raid marked a dramatic culmination of a months-long build up of US military power, attacks, and threats of US invasion. Yet in the immediate wake, most of Maduro's government remains in power, and despite early signs of tension, appears now to be working in lockstep with US demands for oil concessions. The result has been mounting questions both about the future, and the past, of Venezuela, the US, and the relationship between both: what became of the project of "chavismo" that ruled Venezuela for a quarter century? Are we witnessing a new type of "regime change" or a return to old forms of US imperialism? And most importantly, what is the prospect for a just, democratic future for Venez…
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