This is a country in our hemisphere. To many listeners up and down the Western Hemisphere, it sounded an awful lot like President George W. But if he is willing to, such military action is likely to end up about as well for American strategic interests as did the Iraq War. David Mark is an editor, author and lecturer based in Washington, D. IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Share this —. Follow think. President Donald Trump's degree of interest in Venezuela, the question of how most Venezuelans would respond to U.
Among many historical examples of the lingering depth of anti-Americanism in Venezuela, the violent response to then-Vice President Richard Nixon's visit to Caracas stands as the clearest. Resentment toward the United States remains a potent force and is a reason why opposition leader Juan Guaido's attempted uprising flopped. Guaido's failure should have come as no surprise. Venezuelan Anti-Americanism on Display, May There are many clues in the historical record on the likely Venezuelan response to any U.
Finally, after some tense minutes, the motorcade escaped the tumult and sped toward the embassy. Continuities in Modern Venezuela In Venezuela, the anti-Americanism highlighted by the attack on Nixon in has been stoked for years, primarily by the political left, with denunciations of foreign oil companies, especially American ones.
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Subscribe for unlimited access. You have 0 Free articles left Subscribe for unlimited access. We noticed that your subscription has lapsed. Sign Up. Unsubscribe at any time. Please try again. Sign up Today. Thank you Your submission has been received Back to site. Venezuelan-American and Cuban-American voters support an alternative policy approach that places the alleviation of human suffering at the core of US efforts.
Almost seven in ten Venezuelan Americans and Cuban Americans in Florida believe that Venezuela should be a high or somewhat high priority for US foreign policy. Eighty-nine percent of respondents support the decision to grant Deferred Enforced Departure DED and provide temporary legal status to Venezuelan migrants in the United States, and almost nine in ten Venezuelan Americans and Cuban Americans support a more permanent solution to grant legal status to Venezuelan migrants.
Regarding individual sanctions, 82 percent of poll respondents support sanctions on individuals in the Maduro government accused of violations of human rights, corruption schemes, illicit activities, and the erosion of democratic institutions in Venezuela.
Despite initial adherence to hardline policies, the support of oil sanctions falls over 30 percent when respondents consider improving electoral conditions. While 63 percent of Cuban-American and Venezuelan-American voters who participated in this survey voted for Donald Trump in the presidential election, this constituency is willing to consider US policies that promote humanitarian efforts in Venezuela and generate a pathway to democracy by adjusting sanctions. Rather, economic sanctions have impacted the humanitarian crisis in Venezuela in ways that the United States did not originally intend.
In its review of sanctions policy toward Venezuela, the Biden administration, in coordination with its international allies, should recalibrate economic sanctions to mitigate the collateral effects on the Venezuelan people, while maintaining an active agenda to support the restoration of democratic institutions and electoral conditions. This shift shows a declining trend in support for oil sanctions. In the short term, one alternative for the Biden administration is to lead an international coalition to support a framework to exchange oil for humanitarian aid in Venezuela.
The Maduro government would not have access to the oil revenues, and Western oil companies, in coordination with international aid organizations, would have a central role in ensuring the effectiveness and transparency of such a program.
Over the longer term, US and European oil companies will be important players in ensuring the sustainability and profitability of the Venezuelan energy sector. Meanwhile, as the crisis in Venezuela continues, the Biden-Harris administration will have to evaluate its options to grant additional immigration benefits, such as the Temporary Protected Status TPS , to Venezuelans. According to the poll, 89 percent of respondents support the approval of the DED, which granted temporary legal status to Venezuelan migrants residing in the United States, protecting them from deportation for eighteen months while also allowing Venezuelans to work.
The government has disputed the figures, saying they are inflated by "enemy countries". The majority of those leaving have crossed into neighbouring Colombia, from where some move on to Ecuador, Peru and Chile.
Others have gone south to Brazil. The mass migration is one of the largest forced displacements in the western hemisphere. Venezuela jails US oil executives for corruption. Venezuela opposition figure secretly flees country. Venezuela gold: Maduro wins in UK appeals court. Protests over fuel shortages spread in Venezuela. Venezuela accused of 'egregious' crimes by UN. Venezuelan leader 'pardons' political detainees. Image source, Getty Images. Many Venezuelans want to see President Maduro gone from power but he remains in the presidential palace.
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