Steve Ellner

With Trump, polarization among Venezuelans reaches new heights
Steve Ellner — Washington’s Venezuela policy has intensified divisions within the opposition, revealing class divides and fears over the fallout from a potential US invasion.

Solidarity with Venezuela: The real issue is demonisation, not criticism of Maduro
Steve Ellner — The issue in debate is not Maduro’s mistaken policies but his demonisation, which undermines the task of opposing US sanctions on Venezuela.

Demonising Nicolás Maduro: Fallacies and consequences
Steve Ellner — Failure to contextualise errors and transcend binaries when it comes the Maduro government leads to underestimating the US sanctions and undermines solidarity.

Donald Trump is weakening US influence in Latin America
Steve Ellner — Thanks to his stances on issues ranging from deportations to trade policy, Trump is undermining US influence across Latin America, increasing political polarization, and strengthening the hand of progressive forces.

Trump’s policy toward Latin America: Even anti-Communist zealots in Miami don’t like it
Steve Ellner — During his first term, Trump exerted a “maximum pressure” campaign against perceived US adversaries in Latin America. But how committed is Trump to fighting Venezuela, Cuba and Nicaragua? Today, it is anyone’s guess.

Trump’s war on China in Latin America
Steve Ellner — Trump’s threats against Panama, Canada and Greenland, albeit unachievable, lay the groundwork for a more “rational” strategy of targeting China and singling out real adversaries such as Cuba and Venezuela.

Applying/misapplying Gramsci’s passive revolution to Latin America
Steve Ellner — A distinction needs to be made between critical support for the Pink Tide and the passive revolution analysis that gets translated into frontal opposition to those governments.

Venezuela’s presidential elections: Maduro plays hardball but there are drawbacks
Steve Ellner lays down the political stakes and US meddling ahead of Venezuela's electoral race.

Objective conditions in Venezuela: Maduro’s defensive strategy and contradictions among the people
Steve Ellner — The war on Venezuela, along with other unfavorable conditions, lent itself to Maduro’s defensive strategy. However, that approach was not without a major risk.