Venezuela’s Crisis Is Polarizing Latin America’s Politics
Renewed migration from the South American country will supercharge the issue in domestic politics throughout the hemisphere. The region's leaders can still contain the damage.
BOGOTÁ — Venezuela returned to the spotlight of global diplomacy as officials descended on New York this week for the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). Just days before, a UN fact-finding mission denounced Nicolás Maduro’s dictatorship for unprecedented repression and crimes against humanity in the wake of the July 28 election. Many Latin American heads of state aggressively denounced the hegemonic regime ruling from Caracas in their UNGA addresses, while others took a far more conciliatory approach. Their sharply divided takes are just the latest evidence that Venezuela’s...
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