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South American Inaction on Venezuela Comes at Great Cost for the Continent. So What’s Holding It Back?

By Oliver Stuenkel

A regional power vacuum has allowed the situation in Caracas to fester, increasing the risk of heavy-handed U.S. involvement.

Last week, U.S. President Donald Trump promised “strong and swift economic actions” if Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro goes through with the July 30 vote to select delegates to the constituent assembly. This announcement comes after an increasingly desperate situation in Venezuela has been met with remarkable regional inaction, producing a power vacuum not seen for...

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