"I said at the time, you lift the sanctions now, you take away your own leverage," says AS/COA's Eric Farnsworth to The Wall Street Journal.

"It's a fundamental mistake that plays into the regime's own interest," says AS/COA's vice president on opposition leader María Corina Machado's exit.

Will María Corina Machado and regime opponents name a proxy candidate to outsmart a dictator desperately trying to stay in power?

"The transition to democracy boils down to a race against the clock," explains the AQ managing editor and AS/COA senior director of policy.

El petróleo "está suponiendo una transformación masiva" para el país sudamericano, dice el editor gerente de AQ al canal.

The regime is reactivating a dormant NGO bill, adding to fears of Nicaragua-style repression ahead.

The international community faces tough decisions once again, after a high-profile arrest and expulsion.