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Nicolás Maduro

Authoritarianism Feels Surprisingly Normal—Until It Doesn’t

Gisela Salim-Peyer

September 9, 2025

a collage of map of Venezuela, a mango plant and a photograph of Hugo Chavez

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Trump Is Crossing a Line That Dates Back to the Revolution

Nancy A. Youssef, Missy Ryan, Jonathan Lemire, and Shane Harris

September 3, 2025

A partial image of Donald Trump's face, surrounded by military-style camouflage

The ‘Anthropological Change’ Happening in Venezuela

December 22, 2024

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado at a June rally

The Price of Humiliating Nicolás Maduro

Gisela Salim-Peyer

December 21, 2024

A woman holds a candle at a vigil in honor of Venezuelans detained during protests challenging the presidential election results, Caracas, December 17.

Maduro Takes the Easy Way Out

Gisela Salim-Peyer

August 9, 2024

Protesters demonstrate against the official election results declaring President Nicolás Maduro’s reelection in Valencia, Venezuela, on Monday, July 29, 2024, the day after the vote.

Venezuela Passed the Torch, Even If Maduro Didn’t

Gisela Salim-Peyer

July 30, 2024

A loose queue of people in front of a wall featuring a mural of three men

How an Elaborate Plan to Topple Venezuela’s President Went Wrong

May 1, 2019

Juan Guaidó greets supporters in Caracas amidst an attempted military uprising on April 30.