Bruce Bagley /tags/bruce-bagley Bruce Bagley en-US SAąúĽĘ´«Ä± Tue, 19 Oct 2021 13:48:01 GMT Why Alex Saab's extradition to Miami threatens Venezuela's kleptocracy in Caracas /news/2021-10-19/why-alex-saabs-extradition-to-miami-threatens-venezuelas-kleptocracy-in-caracas Alex Saab — Venezuela's alleged money-laundering master — could turn up the heat on Nicolás Maduro's authoritarian regime if he sings to U.S. officials. Tue, 19 Oct 2021 13:48:01 GMT /news/2021-10-19/why-alex-saabs-extradition-to-miami-threatens-venezuelas-kleptocracy-in-caracas Tim Padgett, Christine DiMattei Venezuela's Dark Laundering Loop: Saab Nabbed, Bagley Pleads Guilty, Maduro Sweats /show/latin-america-report/2020-06-22/venezuelas-dark-laundering-loop-saab-nabbed-bagley-pleads-guilty-maduro-sweats Ten days ago, Colombian businessman Alex Saab was arrested in Cape Verde, an island republic off Africa’s west coast, as his private jet was refueling.… Mon, 22 Jun 2020 20:24:47 GMT /show/latin-america-report/2020-06-22/venezuelas-dark-laundering-loop-saab-nabbed-bagley-pleads-guilty-maduro-sweats Tim Padgett As Maduro Takes Disputed Oath, Is Venezuela Dangerous As Well As Desperate? /news/2019-01-07/as-maduro-takes-disputed-oath-is-venezuela-dangerous-as-well-as-desperate On Thursday Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro will be sworn in after his unconstitutional re-election. Much of the world considers his socialist regime… Tue, 08 Jan 2019 00:03:07 GMT /news/2019-01-07/as-maduro-takes-disputed-oath-is-venezuela-dangerous-as-well-as-desperate Tim Padgett Vexed Valentine: How Can Colombia Keep Its Roses-For-Coca Effort From Wilting? /news/2018-02-12/vexed-valentine-how-can-colombia-keep-its-roses-for-coca-effort-from-wilting South Florida has petal power. Just about all the flowers that enter the U.S. come through Miami, where they're the No. 1 import.So in recent days,… Mon, 12 Feb 2018 23:05:07 GMT /news/2018-02-12/vexed-valentine-how-can-colombia-keep-its-roses-for-coca-effort-from-wilting Tim Padgett Papal Peace? Francis Visits Post-Civil War Colombia – Now A Political Minefield /show/latin-america-report/2017-09-04/papal-peace-francis-visits-post-civil-war-colombia-now-a-political-minefield The official song commissioned for Pope Francis’ visit to Colombia this week is called “Let’s Take the First Step.” It concludes with a paso the… Mon, 04 Sep 2017 19:48:38 GMT /show/latin-america-report/2017-09-04/papal-peace-francis-visits-post-civil-war-colombia-now-a-political-minefield Tim Padgett Could Trying To Forge Peace With Guerrillas Cost Colombia's President An Election? /politics/2014-05-20/could-trying-to-forge-peace-with-guerrillas-cost-colombias-president-an-election Any presidential election in Colombia these days is a matter of high stakes.That’s because the country – now South America’s second-largest economy and… Tue, 20 May 2014 19:39:11 GMT /politics/2014-05-20/could-trying-to-forge-peace-with-guerrillas-cost-colombias-president-an-election Tim Padgett