Maduro’s Unnecessary and Costly Disruption
As the Barbados accord is in question, Venezuela's regime faces the reinstatement of oil and economic sanctions on April 18. Is this game over?
CARACAS— Few expected a complete resolution of Venezuela’s political crisis this year. But many did hope, at least, for substantial progress towards a democratic transition that would put the country’s citizens first, capping an era of unprecedented polarization. This process, thorny throughout and riddled with false starts, is now on the brink of complete collapse. Much earlier than expected, uncertainty has reached a new peak with last week’s clumsy disqualification of María Corina Machado, the opposition’s leading candidate for the 2024 presidential elections. The move...
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