By Lt. Col. Geoff Demarest, JD, PhD, U.S. Army, Retired
An expert on Latin America provides an analysis of National Liberation Army activities, goals, and relationships with other regional guerrilla forces and criminal elements.
Published in the July-August 2020 edition of Military Review, page 86.
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Is a Potential Operation in Venezuela Comparable to Operation Just Cause in Panama?
By Jose L. Delgado
This is a 2018 DePuy writing contest honorable mention placing article. As Venezuela faces a historic socioeconomic disaster that may lead to a failed state in the Americas, the authors and considers the ramifications of a possible military intervention by combined regional powers to end the crisis. A senior member of the Department of Homeland Security discusses this possibility and compares the potential scenario to the 1989 U.S. intervention in Panama.
Published in the January-February 2019 edition of Military Review, page 93.
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The Brazilian Armed Forces’ Efforts in Supporting Displaced Venezuelans
By Dr. Tássio Franchi
It is crucial to understand the dynamics of new migration flows, as well as to reflect upon the lessons learned from the actions taken by Brazil in response to the ongoing influx of immigrants from neighboring Venezuela, according to a professor from the Brazilian Army Command and General Staff College in Rio de Janeiro.
Published in the Military Review Online Excluisve edition, 16 January 2019.
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By Maj. George Alberto Garcia de Oliveira, Brazilian Army
The author provides a detailed overview of the actions taken by the Brazilian armed forces in response to directives of the Brazilian government to deal with the refugee crisis on Brazil's border with Venezuela resulting from the economic and political collapse of the Venezuelan state.
Published in the Military Review Online Excluisve edition, November 2018.
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By Lt. Col. Geoffrey Demarest, JD, PhD, U.S. Army, Retired
Cuban "Bolivarian" has significantly influenced the conditions in Venezuela. According to this Ibero-American expert, the impunity enjoyed by leaders of the Communist Party of Cuba and United Socialist Party of Venzuela must be challenged to avoid further tragedy in the region.
Published in the Military Review Online Excluisve edition, 29 May 2018.
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By Gustavo R. Coronel, Military Review, Tercer Trimestre 2017
En el presente artículo, se describe cómo Venezuela se ha convertido en un Estado fallido y se analiza el posible rol que Estados Unidos y el resto de los países en la región pueden jugar en la restauración de la democracia y la estabilidad en el país.
Publicado no Terceiro Trimestre de 2017 da Edição em Português de Military Review, p 43.
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By Dr. R. Evan Ellis
An expert on Latin American and Caribbean security issues provides an insightful discourse on the critical situation in Venezuela, its impact on neighboring countries and the United States, and actions those countries must be prepared to take in response to potential future Venezuelan scenarios.
Published in the July-August 2017 Edition of Military Review, p 22.
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What the United States and the Region Can Do
By Gustavo R. Coronel
The author describes how Venezuela ended up as a failed state and provides an analysis of the potential role the United States and the rest of the countries in the region can play in restoring democracy and stability to the country.
Published in the March-April 2017 Edition of Military Review, p 17.
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Their Impact on Hemispheric Security
By Prof. Leopoldo E. Colmenares G.
A noted Venezuelan educator and author demonstrates how the Chavista political process allowed the formation of a partnership between the Venezuelan government and illicit transnational organizations.
Published in the January/February 2016 Edition of Military Review, p 53.
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By Prof. Leopoldo E. Colmenares G.
Pocos años después de la llegada al poder en Venezuela de Hugo Chávez Frías en 1999, tanto el ambiente de seguridad y la estabilidad de la región hemisférica se han visto tanto amenazados como comprometidos, derivado del desarrollo de un plan político-estratégico del líder de la denominada “revolución bolivariana”.
Publicado no Noviembre-Diciembre 2015 da Edição em Português de Military Review, p 11.
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The Axis of Annoyance
By Commander Kavon "Hak" Hakimzadeh, U.S. Navy
Iran and Venezuela are a cause for concern for U.S. security policy makers. They have indeed earned the moniker “the axis of annoyance.”
Published in the May/June 2009 Edition of Military Review, p 78.
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China, Venezuela, and U.S. Energy Security
By Daniel P. Erikson
... rifts may create opportunities for China’s state-owned oil companies to play a more sweeping role in the region’s energy sector. U.S. policymakers need to be vigilant and proactive. The long-term outlook for U.S. energy security will be improved if they can fashion a compelling response to the new dynamic created by China’s growing economic power and Latin America’s resurgent nationalism.
Published in the July-August 2006 Edition of Military Review, p 83.
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By José Ramón Ponce Solozábal
A former population-control expert under Castro describes how totalitarian regimes systematically and scientifically subjugate their people.
Published in the Military Review, July-August 2006, edition p. 90
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By Harold A. Trinkunas, Ph.D.,
FINDING A MOMENT in the history of U.S.Venezuelan relations when tensions between the two countries have been worse than at the present time is difficult. Some in the U.S. Government perceive President Hugo Chávez Frias as uncooperative regarding U.S. regional policies on counternarcotics, free trade, and support for democracy.
Published in the Military Review, July-August 2005, edition p. 39
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By José R. Cárdenas
There is no other course. The Maduro regime’s intransigence, its systematic destruction of democracy, and its epic economic malpractice are creating not only a humanitarian nightmare within Venezuela, but a migration crisis that threatens the stability of it neighbors, including Colombia and nearby Caribbean islands.
Published in Foreignpolicy.com, Elephants in the Room, February 7, 2018
By Reuters Staff
The United Nations is willing to send more aid to Colombia to help the country cope with the arriving migrants, Secretary General Antonio Guterres said on a visit to the Andean country last week.
Published in Reuters.com, January 19, 2018
By Max Brooks
If we fail to act, if we let Venezuela slip into a spiral of violence, we may face a humanitarian crisis that extends far beyond the small, teetering Caribbean state. The initial unrest in Tunisia exposed the weakness of numerous Middle Eastern nations. Are these weaknesses simmering in other countries south of our border? Are other hungry, angry populations ready to start burning down their establishments?
Published in Modern War Institute, July 25, 2017
By Angelo Florez de Andrade,
EspañolVenezuela President Nicolás Maduro summoned citizens to write a new constitution at the beginning of May, and though many questions about his proposal remain unclear, the dictator has revealed some new details about the plan for a “National Constituent Assembly."
Published in PanAm Post, May 8, 2017