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Britain’s energy giants stand to make huge profits in Venezuela amid a major diplomatic rapprochement between London and Caracas, it can be revealed. It comes in the wake of the kidnapping of Nicolás Maduro earlier this year in a move described by UN experts as a “deliberate violation of the most fundamental…
Friday morning. The electric fluctuations were so frequent that I decided to go to the gym and work out for a bit. Though I was tempted to get angry with my work being interrupted, I remembered that Caracas is a bubble when it comes to electricity. In other parts of the country, blackouts happen sometimes...
William Serafino is a political scientist with a master’s degree in history. His research and analysis have focused on geopolitics. In this interview, he discusses Venezuela’s current relationship with the United States, including a major oil deal and what Donald Trump and Delcy Rodríguez seek to gain from it. In New…
Long-awaited freedom won’t be realized if we fail to address the power inequalities that plagued us long before chavismo
Caracas, October 1, 2026 (venezuelanalysis.com) – Venezuela joined the United States, Israel, and allies in shunning a high-level UN meeting commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Durban Declaration. The event took place on Monday at the UN headquarters in New York to celebrate the landmark anti-colonial and…
The legal weapon that jailed almost 1,000 people remains a key tool of the repressive apparatus
Caracas, September 30, 2026 (venezuelanalysis.com) – Venezuelan Minister of Electric Energy Rolando Alcalá announced a plan to add 1,300 megawatts (MW) to the country’s electric grid amid growing protests against recurring blackouts. In a televised message published on Tuesday, Alcalá pledged that the electricity…
Venezuela needs to dismantle the presidency chavismo built without creating a government too weak to rebuild the country
Caracas, September 30, 2026 (venezuelanalysis.com) – Venezuelan feminist organizations protested on Monday to mark International Safe Abortion Day and demand reforms to advance sexual and reproductive rights in the Caribbean nation. Around 100 activists gathered in Plaza Venezuela, Caracas, to debate the conditions…
By shedding slogans and key operatives, the Rodríguez siblings bet on turning the conflict with the opposition to their advantage
Photographic evidence There is a photograph that serves as evidence: Delcy Rodríguez and Donald Trump, together, smiling, in New York. Hundreds of narratives can be constructed around that photo. Diplomatic, tactical, or strategic explanations can be devised. Some may speak of pragmatism, power dynamics, negotiation…
Once the welcoming party ends, she will need to manage expectations and seek more allies
Caracas, September 28, 2026 (venezuelanalysis.com) – The Venezuelan government and delegates representing a defunct, opposition-majority parliament concluded, on September 25, a second round of US-backed talks focused on political and judicial reforms. The negotiations produced preliminary agreements focused on…
Beyond the State’s inability to handle it, the Super Niño is causing ripples
In the 1960s, the Venezuelan president proved that democracy was a more sure bet for Washington's interests
Preserving the State is not the same as preserving the regime