Venezuela, the Decolonial Alternative: A Conversation with Ramón Grosfoguel
...Ramón Grosfoguel is a Puertorican intellectual recognized for his work on the decolonization of knowledge and power. In this exclusive interview, Grosfoguel talks about the living links between the colonial and the neocolonial systems, the problematic legacy of the colonial past in Venezuela’s pr
Venezuela to Advance Oil and Gas Projects Despite Sanctions and Anti Corruption Drive
...Mexico City, Mexico, July 25, 2023 (venezuelanalysis.com) †Venezuelan Oil Minister Pedro Tellechea announced Friday that the country is in advanced negotiations with foreign firms to develop its natural gas reserves. The announcement comes as Venezuela seeks to increase its productive capacity af
Anti Imperialist Committee Holds ‘Hearing’ on Venezuela Sanctions and Impact...Caracas, July 30, 2023 (venezuelanalysis.com) †The International People’s Tribunal on US Imperialism held a session in Caracas on Friday dedicated to unilateral coercive measures and their consequences on Venezuela.
The tribunal, which focuses on “sanctions, blockades and economic coercive
Venezuela Trinidad Gas Project Stalls Over US Sanctions as PDVSA Boosts Fuel Output...Mexico City, Mexico, August 1, 2023 (venezuelanalysis.com) †A joint offshore gas project between Venezuela and Trinidad and Tobago has stalled as a result of the Nicolás Maduro government's rejection of stringent terms that flow from US sanctions on the country.
“The Venezuelans have not ac
Venezuela Wins Court Battle to Access $1.5B in Portugal’s Novo Banco...Caracas, August 12, 2023 (venezuelanalysis.com) †The Venezuelan government has won a legal battle to recover approximately 1.35 billion Euros (some 1.5 billion US dollars) frozen since 2019 by Portugal’s Novo Banco.
On Wednesday, Information Minister Freddy à añez published the ruling by th
Venezuela Denounces ‘Theft of the Century’ as US Endorses Citgo Sale...Caracas, May 4, 2023 (venezuelanalysis.com) †The US government will not block the sale of CITGO, the US based subsidiary of Venezuelan state oil company PDVSA and the country’s most important asset abroad.
In a letter filed on Friday in the US District Court in Delaware, the US Department of
Bogotá Summit Offers ‘Common Ground’ Agenda as Venezuela Demands End of Sanctions...Caracas, April 26, 2023 (venezuelanalysis.com) †The International Conference on the Political Process in Venezuela was held Tuesday in Bogotá, Colombia, with representatives from 19 countries and the European Union (UE) and concluded without concrete developments.
The summit began with a tele
Slavery and Prior Accumulation in Venezuela: A Conversation with Enrique Rivera...Enrique S. Rivera is a historian, journalist, and documentary film producer. He teaches at UCLA, and his recent book, The Untold History of Capitalism: Primitive Accumulation and the Anti Slavery Revolution (2021), focuses on the 1795 anti slavery rebellion in the west of what we now know as Venezue
Venezuela, Bolivia Strengthen Ties, Sign Oil and Gas Agreements...Caracas, April 21, 2023 (venezuelanalysis.com) †Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his Bolivian counterpart Luis Arce reaffirmed their strategic alliance and signed 13 agreements covering oil, gas, mining, education, healthcare, and culture.
On Thursday, Arce arrived in Caracas where he met with Maduro to lead the formalization of the accords. The areas of cooperation were established during the Venezuela Bolivia Third Joint Integration Commission installed the previous day with delegations from both countries, represented by the Ve
Venezuela Deepens Trade, Technological Ties with Allies Russia and China...Mexico City, Mexico, April 11, 2023 (venezuelanalysis.com) †Venezuela and Russia are set to launch a new shipping route, deepening trade ties between the two countries, the head of the Russian Venezuelan Chamber of Commerce told Sputnik.
Russian Venezuelan Chamber of Commerce President Roman Frolenko added that trade between Russia and Venezuela was projected to rise to US$300 million a mont
UN Human Rights Council Condemns ‘Illegal’ Sanctions...Mexico City, Mexico, April 4, 2023 (venezuelanalysis.com) The United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council adopted a resolution condemning the use of unilateral coercive measures as means to exert political and economic pressure, particularly on least developed and developing countries.
The resolut
Trump and the US Dollar Face Trial: Guaidó Should be Next!...On Sunday, opposition politician Juan Guaidó posted a video on social media claiming the Venezuelan government was moments away from issuing an arrest order against him, inadvertently expressing the hopes of the majority to see him behind bars once and for all.
Reactions to the video were of the hilarious variety, with one user saying he wouldn’t be able to sleep that night while another one
Colombia’s Petro Calls for ‘International Conference’ to Advance Venezuela Dialogue...Caracas, April 1, 2023 (venezuelanalysis.com) †The Colombian government has proposed to host an international meeting to unblock the negotiations between the Venezuelan government and the US backed opposition.
“President Gustavo Petro will call for an international conference in Bogotá to p
Self Governance in Times of Blockade: El Sur Existe Commune...El Sur Existe [The South Exists] is an urban and periurban commune in Valencia, Venezuela’s third largest city. Its communards have displayed impressive flexibility and creativity in these times of imperialist blockade. They initially worked to develop an economic foundation for their commune that
Venezuela’s Maduro Confirms No Early Elections, Gov’t Hardens Stance Against US EU Demands...Mexico City, Mexico, March 13, 2023 (venezuelanalysis.com) †Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro confirmed that the country will hold constitutionally mandated presidential elections in 2024, rejecting calls for an early vote from Brussels, Washington, and the opposition.
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Venezuela Looks to Russian, Mideast Partners to Jumpstart Stagnant Oil Output...Caracas, March 16, 2023 (venezuelanalysis.com) †Venezuela’s crude production continues to struggle amidst a number of obstacles resulting from wide reaching US sanctions.
The latest monthly report from the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) placed the South American nationâ
Venezuela Stacks $21.2B in Unpaid Oil Sales, Maduro Appoints New Minister...Caracas, March 23, 2023 (venezuelanalysis.com) †Venezuelan state oil company PDVSA has reportedly accumulated over 20 billion US dollars in lost revenue since 2020 as a consequence of dealings with unreliable intermediaries to allocate crude amidst Washington’s blockade.
An audit of PDVSA co
