Venezuela
Venezuela, Russia in $2.2 billion arms deal
By Bill Van Auken, September 15, 2009
Sunday’s announcement by President Hugo Chávez that Venezuela has reached a $2.2 billion deal to purchase Russian tanks and missiles is symptomatic of the growing international tensions in Latin Am...
Americas Summit ends with no agreement on economic crisis
By Bill Van Auken, April 21, 2009
While the media has focused its attention on the handshakes between Obama and his Venezuelan counterpart Hugo Chavez, what dominated the Americas Summit was the absence of agreement on policies to con...
Chavez wins referendum vote as Venezuela’s crisis deepens
By Bill Van Auken, February 19, 2009
President Hugo Chavez registered another victory at the polls last Sunday as Venezuelans voted to end term limits, allowing him to run for a third term. The vote took place amid signs of mounting econ...
Venezuela: Divided election points to sharpening social struggle
By Rafael Azul, December 3, 2008
Local and state elections held in Venezuela in the third week of November yielded sharply mixed results, pointing to increased political polarization and a resurgence of social struggles.
Chinese president tours America’s “backyard”
By John Chan, November 29, 2008
Chinese President Hu Jintao’s visits to Costa Rica, Cuba and his presence in Peru for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit last week testified to Beijing’s more assertive economic a...
As oil prices plummet, OPEC meets to consider another production cut
By Patrick O’Connor, November 28, 2008
The value of a barrel of crude oil fell below $50 this month—just one-third of the record $147 a barrel recorded in July—marking the sharpest price collapse since formal futures trading began in 1...
