Trump’s bluster failed Venezuela. Biden must use diplomatic and economic levers to address the crisis.

Two years after the Trump administration recognized the president of the National Assembly, Juan Guaidó, as the interim president, levied oil sanctions, issued threats of military action, undermined mediation efforts, indicted Maduro and other top officials on drug charges, imposed more sanctions that restrict the population’s access to fuel, and undercut efforts to negotiate free and fair elections, Maduro is stronger than he’s ever been, and the democratic opposition movement is in pieces. Why did this maximum pressure strategy fail? By David Smilde. Full Text-> The WashigtonPost

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