Why a Normalization Strategy With Venezuela Is Not Viable
Normalization will only strengthen the ruling elites, endanger human rights, and create conditions that boost migration flow, an expert writes.
In less than a month, Nicolás Maduro is set to begin a third term as Venezuela’s president, even though vote tallies demonstrate that opposition candidate Edmundo González won the election by a landslide. Although the whole international community has an important role in holding Maduro and his elite accountable and supporting the Venezuelan people, all eyes point toward one country: the U.S. The return of Donald Trump to the presidency has triggered expectations of a return to the “maximum pressure” strategy of his first term. In contrast, many recent commentaries...
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