New White Paper Shows Economic Sanctions Ineffective;  Sanctions on Maduro Regime Members Work   

New White Paper Shows Economic Sanctions Ineffective;  Sanctions on Maduro Regime Members Work   

Javier Manjarres
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April 18, 2024
MIAMI, FL—As world leaders debate the effectiveness of removing or intensifying sanctions on dictatorial regimes across the globe, in particular Venezuela, Florida International University and the George W. Bush Institute have released a new white paper concluding that economic sanctions on autocracies are unproductive and inadequate, however, personal sanctions against individuals tend to be more effective. […]
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OPEC's Cutting of Oil Production Could Prompt U.S. to Look at Refining Venezuelan Crude

OPEC's Cutting of Oil Production Could Prompt U.S. to Look at Refining Venezuelan Crude

Javier Manjarres
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December 3, 2023
As anticipated and expected, OPEC has voted to cut world oil production by more than 2 million barrels of crude a day. This is not good news for American drivers. Led by Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Algeria, Oman, Iraq, and Russia, OPEC’s move to cut oil production can be seen as a significant blow to the […]
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Joe Biden’s Venezuela Deal Is Risky But Worth Trying

Joe Biden’s Venezuela Deal Is Risky But Worth Trying

Opinion
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February 6, 2023
By Luis Fleischman, PhD A few months ago, the Biden Administration granted five U.S. oil companies limited authorization to resume pumping oil from Venezuela. The decision came after the Venezuelan government and the opposition reached a humanitarian relief agreement and to resume negotiations to resolve the country’s political crisis, focusing on Venezuela’s 2024 elections. Other […]
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Russia's big oil investment in Venezuela Helps Criminal Maduro Regime Grow Stronger

Russia's big oil investment in Venezuela Helps Criminal Maduro Regime Grow Stronger

Javier Manjarres
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October 25, 2021
An extradited conman and close advisor to Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro appeared in a Miami federal court last week in a case that´s being closely watched around the world. Alex Saab, a Colombia-Venezuelan businessman with links to Hezbollah and who’s accused of laundering $350 million through the U.S. banking system on behalf of the Venezuelan […]
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