Venezuela

Friday 14th October

Stay alive: turning around a failing war

Robert Muggah and Erwin van Veen, 14 October 2011
A deep strategic rethink is needed to reverse the dismal failure of the war on drugs and gangs, particularly in the way this has been fought across Central America and the Caribbean. Intimate community engagement and integral policy approaches are crucial steps in moving on from the bankrupt iron fist.
Monday 3rd October

Venezuela: violence and politics

Silke Pfeiffer, 3 October 2011
An escalation of violent crime in Venezuela exposes both social fractures and institutional failures in Hugo Chávez's domain, says Silke Pfeiffer.
Thursday 28th July

Venezuela: Chavismo without Chávez?

Julia Buxton, 28 July 2011
Hugo Chávez’s leadership of Venezuela has survived many challenges during his twelve years in power. Now, a cancer diagnosis poses grave doubts over his political future as well as his health. Julia Buxton assesses a delicate phase in the “Bolivarian revolution”.
Sunday 10th April

The Arab Revolution will not be televised in Latin America

Massimo Di Ricco, 10 April 2011
The position of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and the Bolivarian Alliance for the Americas (ALBA) on the crisis in Libya has derailed the continent’s chance to support the revolutionary paradigm it should be spreading worldwide.
Monday 6th September

The sacred body of the state

Godofredo Pereira, 6 September 2010
The recent "exhumation of the body of Simon Bolivar" involves an interesting collusion between forensic science,the state and the magic of spirit possession. But what is it all for?
Tuesday 16th March

Venezuela obtains Chinese warplanes for ‘anti-drugs fight’

Dries Belet, 16 March 2010
Chinese J-8 attack jets delivered in Venezuela. Sri Lankan general goes on military trial while supporters protest. Nigerian militants attack city with car bombs. South African youth leader found guilty of hate speech. All this and much more, in today’s security briefing.
Tuesday 26th January

Yemen rebels offer truce to Saudi Arabia

Dries Belet, 26 January 2010
Houti Shi’ite rebels in Yemen want ceasefire with Saudi Arabia. Student killed in riots over Venezuelan media. ‘Chemical Ali’ hanged in Iraq. Hundreds arrested after violence in Nigeria. All this and much more, in today’s briefing.
Wednesday 13th January

Saving Chávez

Ivan Briscoe, 13 January 2010
The political projects of Latin America’s radical leaders have democratic rhetoric at their core. But their dynamics, as in Hugo Chávez's Venezuela, often seem to pull in another direction. The tensions will come to a point of decision in this decade, says Ivan Briscoe.
Tuesday 24th November

Border zones and insecurity in the Americas

John P. Sullivan and Adam Elkus, 24 November 2009
Border zones are potential incubators of conflict. Criminal gangs exploit weak state presence to forge a parallel state and prosecute their criminal enterprises sustained by fear, violence and brutality.
Thursday 29th October

Surge in piracy sees eighth vessel captured

Sarah Gallagher, 29 October 2009
Eight boats in the hands of Somali pirates following spate of hijackings. Zimbabwe calls UN human rights experts a gatecrasher. US officials seek resolution prior to Honduran elections. Venezuela accuses Colombia of US-backed espionage. India will withdraw troops from Jammu. All this and more in today's update.
Tuesday 29th September

EU reluctant to commit troops to Afghanistan without clear shift in strategy

Gerdy Rees, 29 September 2009
EU calls for new Afghan strategy before further troop commitments. North Korea promises to combat nuclear proliferation. Over 100 killed in Guinea protest. Gaddafi and Chavez call for a new understanding of terrorism and more in today's Security Briefing.
Monday 14th September

Hunt for Taliban insurgents intensifies in Pakistan

Carly Nyst, 14 September 2009
The top Taliban leader in Swat Valley was the target of intensified Pakistan military action over the weekend.
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