I’ve been asked about the Panama example for #Venezuela. I was deeply involved in the aftermath of Operation Just Cause and know it well. There are many differences. And there are also many similarities and lessons. Among them: the president elect, Guillermo Endara, requested it.

The Miami Herald frames a high-tempo U.S. maritime campaign as choking off #Venezuela-linked cocaine routes. My read: the immediate effect is on the FANB, which now faces an externally framed security crisis rather than a policing issue. That changes cohesion, incentives, and

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“I am just part of a huge movement. I’m humbled, I’m grateful and I’m honoured.” This morning Maria Corina Machado was announced as this year’s Nobel Peace Prize laureate. Directly after the news was broken, she describes how honoured she felt to be awarded the peace prize, and

“Venezuela possesses a capable democratic opposition—led by Maria Corina Machado and president-elect Edmundo Gonzalez—that is prepared to govern responsibly.” New in ⁦Semafor⁩ Debatable: Ousting Maduro | Semafor semafor.com/article/10/09/…

"I have so much hope that we will be able to achieve this goal of a free Venezuela." In March, Daniel Batlle sat down with María Corina Machado to discuss her work mobilizing the Venezuelan people and the implications of Maduro's dictatorship for the United States. Watch their full

Nuestra nueva Venezuela será erigida en el amor más desprendido y humilde. Qué gesto tan generoso de reconocimiento cuando es ella quien acaba de ser galardonada. Venezuela estará en manos de buenas personas porque fueron electos por las mejores personas del mundo.

Be sure to join Hudson Institute for this discussion on the future of the US-Brazil relationship, with Márcio Coimbra, Anya Prusa, Eduardo Fayet and Mark Langevin. Thursday at 4 pm. Can the US and Brazil find Common Ground? hudson.org/events/can-us-…

Hoy falleció en Guadalajara mi gran amigo Jesús Silva ex embajador de España en Venezuela. Conocí personalmente a Jesús el 30 de Abril del 2019 cuando escapé de casa por cárcel y logré llegar a la embajada de España. Por una año y medio me tocó compartir con el y su increíble

Mauro Vieira se reúne à tarde aqui em Washington com o secretário de Estado dos EUA, Marco Rubio. A ideia deste 1º encontro é preparar o terreno para a reunião entre Lula e Donald Trump. Devem ser combinados os temas que serão discutidos entre os presidentes.

Brazil FM Vieira and Sec Rubio meet this afternoon to address US-Brazil differences. Join Hudson Institute to examine prospects for stronger ties with Márcio Coimbra, Anya Prusa and Mark Langevin. Today at 4 pm. Can the US and Brazil find Common Ground? hudson.org/events/can-us-…

10 years ago, the US began a historic shift in its grand strategy toward China, yet not much has changed. 3 decades of integration cannot be undone quickly. China presents complex problems that won't be cheap or easy to solve, writes David Feith. What is to be done? A thread ⬇️

Participei do evento "Can the US and Brazil Find Common Ground?" do Hudson Institute em Washington, debatendo o futuro das relações Brasil-EUA, organizado por Daniel Batlle. Uma honra contribuir com ideias para fortalecer essa parceria estratégica! 🇧🇷🇺🇸 hudson.org/events/can-us-…

The Venezuelan people have already voted for regime change, I said this evening on ABC News. Have a look: youtu.be/c3TcSgVOT_c

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While leaders around the world celebrated Machado’s Nobel, Latin America’s leftist leaders ignored it. For Lula and others, ideology trumps democratic solidarity. Latin America’s left abandons Venezuelan fight for democracy dallasnews.com/opinion/commen…

#Venezuela: “Latin America’s left abandons Venezuelan fight for democracy.” Recommended read by Daniel Batlle⁩ ⁦Hudson Institute⁩ dallasnews.com/opinion/commen…

Since 2022, EU countries have spent an estimated €213 billion on Russian energy—far more than the roughly €167 billion they have provided to arm Ukraine over the same period. Europe needs to do more to reduce its dependence on Russian energy, Luke Coffey argues in Arab News.

"The fractured response to both Maduro's electoral theft and Machado's Nobel Prize reveals how much ideology currently divides Latin America. "Until Latin American leaders can celebrate democratic courage regardless of its political coloring, they will remain unable to confront

My latest, for ⁦Providence⁩, on #Venezuela and the misplaced criticism of a Nobel Prize for Maria Corina Machado⁩: providencemag.com/2025/10/a-nobe…