/tags/russ-dallen Russ Dallen en-US SAąúĽĘ´«Ä± Tue, 08 Oct 2019 21:28:41 GMT /news/2019-10-08/flash-player-foul-adobe-apparently-misreads-sanctions-cancels-venezuela-accounts The Trump Administration recently issued new economic sanctions that bar U.S. companies from doing business with the regime in Venezuela. But one major… Tue, 08 Oct 2019 21:28:41 GMT /news/2019-10-08/flash-player-foul-adobe-apparently-misreads-sanctions-cancels-venezuela-accounts Tim Padgett /news/2019-05-26/maduro-faces-big-blow-as-india-looks-poised-to-stop-oil-imports-from-venezuela Earlier this year the U.S. all but cut off oil imports from Venezuela to put more pressure on the country’s authoritarian regime. Now another major… Sun, 26 May 2019 22:19:19 GMT /news/2019-05-26/maduro-faces-big-blow-as-india-looks-poised-to-stop-oil-imports-from-venezuela Tim Padgett /news/2019-02-28/is-venezuelas-financially-desperate-regime-secretly-hawking-the-nations-gold The Reuters news agency reports this week that Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s regime is secretly spiriting tons of gold out of the country. It’s… Thu, 28 Feb 2019 23:02:40 GMT /news/2019-02-28/is-venezuelas-financially-desperate-regime-secretly-hawking-the-nations-gold Tim Padgett /show/latin-america-report/2018-02-26/is-venezuelas-petro-a-cryptomilestone-for-digital-currency-or-a-cryptomillstone Last week Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro said his country had found “the perfect kryptonite to defeat Superman!” By Superman he meant the U.S. And by… Mon, 26 Feb 2018 23:37:54 GMT /show/latin-america-report/2018-02-26/is-venezuelas-petro-a-cryptomilestone-for-digital-currency-or-a-cryptomillstone Tim Padgett /show/latin-america-report/2017-11-21/yes-venezuela-is-on-the-brink-of-default-no-that-doesnt-mean-regime-change Two things happened last week that gave hope to opponents of Venezuela’s socialist regime – especially to Venezuelan exiles in South Florida.Opposition… Tue, 21 Nov 2017 13:30:15 GMT /show/latin-america-report/2017-11-21/yes-venezuela-is-on-the-brink-of-default-no-that-doesnt-mean-regime-change Tim Padgett /news/2017-11-15/the-d-word-is-out-but-experts-say-venezuela-default-not-happening-yet Venezuela is in economic ruin, which is why so many Venezuelans have fled to South Florida. Still, Venezuela keeps making payments on its massive foreign… Wed, 15 Nov 2017 22:14:09 GMT /news/2017-11-15/the-d-word-is-out-but-experts-say-venezuela-default-not-happening-yet Tim Padgett /news/2017-05-31/it-feels-good-to-punch-goldman-sachs-on-venezuela-but-are-we-on-a-risky-path COMMENTARYGoldman Sachs made a dumb p.r. move last week when it bought a $2.8 billion tranche of Venezuelan government bonds – and did so in a way that… Thu, 01 Jun 2017 00:14:16 GMT /news/2017-05-31/it-feels-good-to-punch-goldman-sachs-on-venezuela-but-are-we-on-a-risky-path Tim Padgett /news/2016-05-25/venezuela-is-a-caribbean-north-korea-but-the-revolution-wont-exit-soon COMMENTARYIt’s hard to believe that guards at the Miraflores Palace in Caracas still let Venezuela’s breathtakingly clueless President Nicolás Maduro… Thu, 26 May 2016 01:35:33 GMT /news/2016-05-25/venezuela-is-a-caribbean-north-korea-but-the-revolution-wont-exit-soon Tim Padgett /show/latin-america-report/2016-01-25/venezuelas-nosedive-will-continue-in-2016-even-if-maduro-doesnt A year ago this week, I wrote an op-ed on this page that said Venezuelan President NicolásMaduro was committing economic suicide by clinging to delusional… Mon, 25 Jan 2016 23:18:13 GMT /show/latin-america-report/2016-01-25/venezuelas-nosedive-will-continue-in-2016-even-if-maduro-doesnt Tim Padgett