Assad’s regime in Syria has exposed the fragility of other autocratic regimes, such as Nicolás Maduro’s government in ...

He gave 13 of the sanctioned leaders one of Venezuela’s highest honors, the national sword. The dramatic collapse here is all the more painful knowing what lies beneath the ground. Venezuela has ...

Venezuelans are increasingly turning to crypto as a hedge against inflation and economic instability. Stablecoins have become ...

Venezuela's economy is in freefall. It's probably the worst in the world — literally. The country tops Bloomberg's "Economic Misery Index," which looks at measures including inflation and ...

Venezuela once boasted Latin America's richest ... mismanagement and high levels of debt have seen the country's economy collapse. President Chávez took advantage of the oil boom in the 2000s ...

The collapse of the currency is aggravated by oil’s low price—Venezuela can no longer count on its oil exports’ bringing back enough dollars, which means it can’t import enough goods to ...

The disputed election quickly fanned unrest in Venezuela, ruled by Maduro’s ... flee the country amid a devastating economic collapse, exacerbated by U.S. oil sanctions. Maduro himself came ...

The Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) has unanimously supported Venezuela and called on the United States to revoke the sanctions and respect Venezuelan sovereignty. The collapse of ...

Venezuela’s economy, which has contracted by nearly 60 percent since 2013, is experiencing hyperinflation at a rate of 10 million percent. The combination of hyperinflation and the collapse of ...

Democracy activists need international support to intensify public pressure on the regime from within Venezuela.

But with Venezuela’s power demand growing so quickly ... As the water levels decrease, the entire nation feels the effect. In 2019, the collapse of the San Gerónimo B substation, connected to the Guri ...