Interview by Cira Pascual Marquina on July 20, 2024 Carlos Ron is Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs for North America and heads Venezuela’s Simón Bolívar Institute, which promotes peace and solidarity among the world’s peoples. In part one of this interview, we talk to Ron about two opposing worldviews: Bolivarianism versus Monroism. Ron argues that the US … Read More
Rick Sterling July 17, 2024 When the Monroe Doctrine was declared in 1823 it was aimed at European colonial powers. It told them to butt out: the US “sphere of influence” included all of Latin America and the Caribbean. Virtually every Latin American and Caribbean country has had to endure US intervention and interference in … Read More
Ricardo Vaz Caracas, July 6, 2024 (venezuelanalysis.com) – The electoral campaign for Venezuela’s July 28 presidential vote has officially begun. The ruling Socialist Party (PSUV) and allied political forces organized rallies in 70 cities and towns across the country backing President Nicolás Maduro, who is running for a third term. The campaign launch on Thursday was headlined … Read More
Andreína Chávez Alava Caracas, June 29, 2024 (venezuelanalysis.com) – Venezuela hosted the first round of peace talks between the Colombian government and the armed group Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia Segunda Marquetalia. Between June 24-29, both delegations met in Caracas to start negotiations as part of President Gustavo Petro’s initiative to achieve “total peace” … Read More
Chiquita Brands International headquarters Europe in Étoy, Switzerland. By Brett Wilkins Common Dreams In what case litigants are calling the first time an American jury has held a U.S. corporation legally liable for atrocities abroad, federal jurors in Florida on Monday found that Chiquita Brands International financed a Colombian paramilitary death squad that murdered, tortured, and … Read More