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January 17, 2013

Fossil Fuels
Chavez’s Troubled Legacy for Venezuela’s Oil Industry

The failure of ailing Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez to return from Cuba, where he is recovering from another round of surgery, to Caracas for his inauguration underscores the uncertainty of the So…

Chavez’s Troubled Legacy for Venezuela’s Oil Industry
Blog Post by Blake Clayton Energy, Security, and Climate

January 11, 2007

Venezuela
Venezuela's turn toward socialism: Hugo Chavez plans to nationalize CANTV and EDC

On Monday January 8th, two days before his inauguration to a third term, Hugo Chavez announced that he would deepen his socialist or Bolivarian revolution by nationalizing companies that are deemed t…

Blog Post by Shannon K. O'Neil Latin America’s Moment

January 4, 2013

Politics and Government
The World Next Week: Global Economic Risks After the Fiscal Cliff, Hugo Chavez’s Inauguration, and U.S.-Russian Talks on Syria

The World Next Week podcast is up. Bob McMahon and I discussed global economic risks, Hugo Chavez’s presidential inauguration in Venezuela, and upcoming U.S.-Russian talks on Syria with UN and Arab L…

A man walks past a mural depicting Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez in Caracas (Carlos Garcia Rawlins/Courtesy Reuters).
Blog Post by James M. Lindsay The Water's Edge

March 8, 2013

The World Next Week: Chavez Dies, Strategic and Cyber Commands Testify, Russia Tries Magnitsky, and Tibetans Observe Uprising Day

The World Next Week podcast is up. Bob McMahon and I discussed Hugo Chavez’s death, the Senate Armed Services Committee’s upcoming hearing on Strategic Command and Cyber Command, Russia’s decision to…

A supporter of the late Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez views his coffin in Caracas (Miraflores Palace Handout/Courtesy Reuters).
Blog Post by James M. Lindsay The Water's Edge

February 28, 2014

The World Next Week: Venezuela Marks the First Anniversary of Chavez’s Death, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu Visits Washington, and President Obama Releases His FY2015 Budget Plan

The World Next Week podcast is up. Bob McMahon and I discussed the first anniversary of Hugo Chavez’s death amid widespread protests in Venezuela, Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to…

Demonstrators protest the Venezuelan government in San Cristobal, about 410 miles southwest of Caracas. (Carlos Garcia/Courtesy Reuters).
Blog Post by James M. Lindsay The Water's Edge