#Venezuela

The country’s supreme court blocked a recall referendum that could have removed Maduro from power. The country’s struggles continue, but there is some hope.

Here is an update on the situation in Venezuela: from oil corruption, to government layoffs, to a border rush into Colombia.

Venezuelans have been suffering from many hardships in recent months, including a plummeting economy, food shortages, and electricity rationing.

Problems for Venezuela and its president Nicolas Maduro continue to mount as the country heads inexorably towards its collapse.

While Latin America is slowly turning its back away from populist policies, it looks like North America might give it a shot.

Devaluation is the word of the day in oil exporting countries. Whether it is the Nigerian naira, the Venezuelan bolívar, or the Russian rouble, low oil prices are wreaking havoc in oil exporting economies and on their national currencies.

Chavez’s 21st century socialism has failed, pushing Venezuela to the brink of a major humanitarian crisis.

Latin America will suffer a recession this year. This will not only have economic consequences for the next three years, but also transform Latin American politics, ending a decade-long division.

If there is no single truth, lies can become powerful tools in an election.

OPEC’s recent decision to keep production at its current levels lead to the realization by many investors that the current oil price may become the new norm.

Latin America often receives secondary attention with the world’s focus on the Middle East. For North Americans, however, issues with regional partners may have more weight on the average person in the U.S. and Canada than problems in Iraq and Ukraine.

  It is interesting to see the current commentary on ISIS/ISIL in Iraq and how policymakers and the mainstream media have reported on a situation that is confusing and complicated. In reality, the suppression of the 2009 election in Iran lead to a violent response to protestors in Syria, leading to a dithering policy on […]