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Ecuador’s Presidential Vote Heads to a Runoff
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The New York Times
, February 7, 2021.
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Elecciones presidenciales de Ecuador: ‘Quien gane tendrá muchas dificultades para gobernar'
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The New York Times en Español
, February 8, 2021.
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Knife-Edge Election to Decide Whether Ecuador Stays a U.S. Ally
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Bloomberg
, February 7, 2021.
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Coup attempts usually usher in long stretches of democratic decline, data shows
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The Washington Post
, January 22, 2021.
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How experts define the deadly mob attack at the U.S. Capitol
",
The Washington Post
,
January 13, 2021.
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'
Absolutamente ridículo': Trump sobre procedimiento de juicio político en su contra
", Programa La Tarde,
Canal Internacional NTN24 (Colombia), January 12, 2021.
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Trump pode ter responsabilidade por ato de traição à Constituição dos EUA
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Exame
(Brazil), January 6, 2021.
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Mexico Passes Law Curbing Operations of Foreign Security Agents
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The Wall Street Journal
, December 15, 2020.
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Cómo será el mundo con Biden
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El Independiente
(Spain), November 7, 2020.
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Venezuelan government pardons more than 100 political opponents ahead of elections
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The Telegraph
(London), September 1, 2020.
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Latin America Is Facing a ‘Decline of Democracy’ Under the Pandemic
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The New York Times
, July 29, 2020.
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Las contradicciones de Trump sobre Venezuela impactan su campaña por la reelección
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Telemundo
, June 28, 2020.
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Ecuador’s Ex-President Sentenced for Graft In Absentia
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Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project
, April 9, 2020.
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Politólogo estadounidense pide proteger la integridad electoral de las municipales
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E
n
Segundos
(Dominican Republic)
, March 13, 2020.
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Experto advierte a políticos RD peligro para democracia la desigualdad social
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Hoy Digital
(Dominican Republic)
, March 12, 2020.
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Experto en política internacional vaticina electorado se inclinarán por candidatos de propuestas
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CDN Santo Domingo
(
Dominican Republic), March 11, 2020.
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Experto afirma en el país retrocede la democracia, según estudios
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Diario Libre
(Dominican Republic), March 11, 2020.
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Militares de EEUU ejecutarán orden de Trump
",
Aló Buenas Noches con Carla Angola
, EVTV, February 26, 2020.
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Оно вам надо? Воскресный выпуск Александра Герасимова
" on
Voice of America-Russian Service (
Голос Америки
)
(on re-election of Juan Guaidó in Venezuela; 40:43 mark), January 12, 2020.
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Up All Night
" with Dotun Abedayo on BBC Radio 5 (on elections bill in Bolivia), November 24, 2019.
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The world’s as divided about Bolivia’s alleged coup as Bolivians themselves
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Quartz
, November 15, 2019.
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The World Tonight
" with Ritula Shah on BBC Radio 4
(on Bolivia crisis)
,
November 11, 2019.
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AP Explains: Did a coup force Bolivia’s Evo Morales out?
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Associated Press
, November 11, 2019.
Reprinted in
The New York Times
,
The Washington Post
,
and others.
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‘A Very Dangerous Game’: In Latin America, Embattled Leaders Lean on Generals
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The New York Times
, October 31, 2019.
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What You Need to Know About the Unrest in Chile
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The New York Times
, October 21, 2019.
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Giljotina Je V Rokah Staroselcev
" (on Ecuador protests), interview with Žiga Smolič for Radio Študent (Slovenia), October 11, 2019.
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Ecuador’s President Leaves Capital Amid Antiausterity Protests
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The Wall Street Journal
, October 8, 2019.
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Colombia–Venezuela Tensions Escalate as US, Allies Trigger Regional Pact
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The Epoch Times
, September 15, 2019.
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In Venezuela, Guaidó questions Maduro claims about US talks
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Associated Press
, August 20, 2019.
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Venezuela starts process to strip opposition lawmakers of immunity
", WPLG television (Florida), August 13, 2019.
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Poderes informales
",
El Comercio
(Quito), August 7, 2019.
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The Trump administration adds even more sanctions to try to push out Venezuela’s Maduro
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Vox
, August 6, 2019.
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Na Venezuela, tráfico por militares envolve malas de cocaína e alta patente
", UOL,
Universo Online
(Brazil), July 3, 2019.
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Asesores le susurran a Trump al oído que intervenga Venezuela
",
Aló Buenas Noches con Carla Angola
, EVTV, May 17, 2019.
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Cualquier plan para sacar a Maduro tiene que considerar el día después
",
El Nacional
(Caracas), May 14, 2019.
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Polga-Hecimovich: Remover a Maduro es fácil, el problema es el día siguiente
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Noticiero Digital
(Caracas),
May 12, 2019.
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The Trump administration’s Venezuela policy is failing
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Vox
, May 3, 2019.
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The World Tonight
" with Ritula Shah on BBC Radio 4 (on Venezuela crisis), April 30, 2019.
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Violence Erupts in Venezuela as Guaidó Calls for Uprising
",
The Wall Street Journal
, April 30, 2019.
"
1 Mayıs Amerikan Basınından Özetler
",
Voice of America
(Turkey), May 1, 2019.
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Why Ecuador released Julian Assange: rudeness, spying, and poop
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Vox
, April 12, 2019.
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This simmering political clash may have led to Julian Assange's ouster from Ecuador's embassy
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Business Insider
, April 11, 2019.
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Maduro Loses Grip on Venezuela's Poor, a Vital Source of His Power
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The Wall Street Journal
, March 19, 2019.
"Maduro pierde el apoyo de los barrios de Venezuela
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La Patilla
, March 20, 2019.
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Maduros Regime hält erstem Ansturm Stand
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Der Standard
(Vienna), February 24, 2019.
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Krise in Venezuela: Präsident Maduro bremst humanitäre Hilfe aus
",
Luzerner Zeitung
(
Lucerne),
February 24, 2019.
"
Trump transforma a Venezuela en un asunto de política interna de EE.UU.
",
La Tercera
(Santiago, Chile), February 23, 2019.
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China le ha prestado a Venezuela 67 mil 200 millones de dólares desde 2005
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Noticiero Digital
(Caracas), February 22, 2019.
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Como o espectro do comunismo está governando o nosso mundo – Capítulo 9
",
The
Epoch Times
Brasil
(New York City and São Paulo), February 8, 2019.
"
Los militares y el cambio de régimen
", in
La Razón
(Mexico City), February 4, 2019.
"
High-Ranking General Rejects Maduro, Who Proposes Earlier Parliamentary Elections
," on National Public Radio (NPR), February 2, 2019.
"
Todos los ojos en el ejército: así son y así piensan las Fuerzas Armadas Bolivarianas
," in
El Confidencial
(Madrid), February 2, 2019.
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Venezuela's Opposition Leader, U.S. Embark On Risky Strategy For Military Uprising
" (Radio) on
All Things Considered
, for National Public Radio (NPR), January 31, 2019.
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Venezuela's Lady Macbeth? Maduro's 'puppet master' wife is a lawyer, TV star, style icon - and linked to drug trafficking
" in
Fox News
, January 31, 2019.
"The ruthless rise of Venezuela's first lady: How a career in TV and law helped Nicolas Maduro's wife become his chief advisor, amid drug trafficking and human rights abuse claims
" in
The Daily Mail
(London), February 1, 2019.
"Madurův režim z pozadí kontroluje jeho žena. Kdo je lady Macbeth Venezuely?
" in Lidovky (Prague), February 1, 2019.
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Σίλια Μαδούρο: H Βενεζουελανή «Κλερ Άντεργουντ» και η ανέλιξή της στην εξουσία
" in Protothema (Athens), February 1, 2019.
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Venezuelan-Chinese Relations
" (Radio), Afternoon news, WTOP 103.5 FM (Washington DC), 107.7 (Virginia), 103.9 (Maryland), January 30, 2019.
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Move on Maduro revives memories of US regional interventions
" in
The Financial Times
(London), January 30, 2019.
"
Time Lords. A History of Authoritarian Time Changes
," in
Lapham's Quarterly
, December 19, 2018.
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Crisis de Nicaragua genera migración masiva a Costa Rica
," in
Voice of America
, August 8, 2018.
"Trump keeps suggesting an invasion of Venezuela, and the government there keeps taking advantage of it
", in
Business Insider
, July 5, 2018.
"
The US is putting a full-court press on Venezuela, but it may not get to call all the shots
", in
Business Insider
, June 7, 2018.
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Uma onda de raiva
", in
Expresso
(Portugal), April 23, 2018.
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Life after PPK: What the resignation of Peru's President means for the country
",
The Verdict
, April 10, 2018.
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Peru's Wise-Man President Toppled by Graft He Had Pledged to End
" in
Bloomberg
, March 21, 2018.
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Ecuador's Correa barred from presidency in national referendum
" in
The Miami Herald
, February 4, 2018.
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Los golpes de Estado en el siglo XXI son cada vez menos frecuentes
" in
La Tercera
(Chile), December 3, 2017.
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坐拥油源却陷经济崩溃 委内瑞拉政治风险引爆债务危机
" ("
Sitting on oil but facing economic collapse, Venezuelan political risk detonated debt crisis
") in
Caixin Global
(China), November 29, 2017
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Venezuela debt crisis may offer political upside for Maduro
" in
The Wall Street Journal
, November 3, 2017.
“
Venezuela vote dispute risks rekindling unrest, sanctions
” in Reuters, October 16, 2017.
“
As Maduro's Venezuela Rips Apart, so Does His Military
” in
The New York Times
, August 8, 2017.
"
Un Nuevo Despertar
" on NY WLIE 540 AM, New York, June 28, 2017.
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Latin America's struggling left boosted by win in Ecuador election
” in Reuters, April 3, 2017.
“
Global Journalist: Ecuador election tests Correa's legacy
”
on
KBIA
91.3 Missouri Public Radio,
March 17, 2017.
“
El Show de Julio Sánchez Cristo
”
, on
W Radio
, Caracol 1260 AM, Miami, March 13, 2017.
“
FIU Conference Makes Clear U.S. Needs More Hemispheric Strategy Than A Wall
” on
WLRN Miami-NPR
, March 10, 2017.
“
Crisis venezolana tiene efectos nocivos en el hemisferio
” in
El Nuevo Herald
, Miami, March 9, 2017.
“
Ecuador elige presidente en un panorama fragmentado
” in
El Nacional
, Caracas, February 19, 2017.
“
In Venezuela, women selling hair to make ends meet
” on
Foxnews.com
, December 6, 2016.
“
Venezuela’s Move Spurs Crisis of Democracy
” in
The
Wall Street Journal
, October 21, 2016.
“
Editorial: A change in Brazil
” in
The Providence Journal
, September 21, 2016.
“
¿Golpe en Brasil, o en Venezuela?
” in
El Nuevo Herald
, Miami, September 1, 2016.
“
What happened in Brazil was not a ‘coup,’ not even close
” in
The Miami Herald
, August 31, 2016.
“
Is a Coup Taking Place in Brazil?
” in
The Atlantic Monthly
, May 2, 2016.
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