Nicolas Maduro
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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.
The Chávez hypothesis: vicissitudes of a strategic project
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Critiquing Maduro from the left
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Venezuela: a turning point for Latin America?
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By Claudio Katz, introduction and translation by Richard Fidler
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President Nicolás Maduro addresses Chavista supporte