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Over the last five years, efforts to restore Venezuela’s democracy have come full circle: From the more than 50 nations who recognized Juan Guaidó as the legitimate president in 2019, to Guaidó’s failed attempt to rally the Venezuelan military to his side; to Donald Trump’s sanctions and unrealistic talk of a US invasion; to the more recent attempts at reconciliation; the lifting of some sanctions; and the agreement in Barbados last October to release political prisoners and stage some kind of presidential election later this year. The feeling you hear now, from some activists in Venezuela and diplomats in capitals around the Americas, at least in private, is helplessness.We’ve tried everything, carrots and sticks. And now we’re basically back where we started. By Brian Winter. Full Text -> Americas Quarterly
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