The presidential elections, which took place in May of last year, were in no way free, fair, or credible, thus stripping the government of Nicolas Maduro of any democratic legitimacy. The main threat to peace and security in Latin America and the Caribbean is, in fact, the bullying..…

Maduro and his predecessor, Hugo Chavez, adopted socialist economic policies that transformed Venezuela from one of Latin America’s most prosperous countries into an utterly dysfunctional nightmare. ... Latin America seems divided over how to deal with the..…

It matters not that the Organization of American States, European Union, and Latin American countries want to Maduro out — that Russia, China, and Mexico are among those that support Maduro. What matters is that interventionism Latin America is being restored,..…

‘Vietnam in Latin America’: Maduro . But Maduro is holding firm and refusing to step down. ... 'We won't allow a Vietnam in Latin America,' Maduro said. 'If the aim of the United States is to invade, they'll have a Vietnam worse than can be imagined.'..…