Venezuela was once a liberal democracy with close geopolitical relations with the United States. So what happened?
This is the story of Venezuela's devolution from democracy to dictatorship, and from cooperation with America to coups and open conflict.
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In this interview:
►How did the Cold War affect US-Venezuela relations?
►How Venezuela's liberal democracy ended
►Irony of US-Venezuela anti-Cuba cooperation
►How Venezuela's pluralistic society became polarized
►Selling oil to your enemy
►Venezuela's path to China
►U.S. Warned Chavez about coup
►Chavez's viciousness & belligerence toward America
►What is Competitive Authoritarianism?
►Chavez the Robinhood
►How Chavez's coalition changed
►Consequences of Chavez expelling the DEA
►Pres. Trump's bounties for Maduro's capture
►Four sectors that dictators need to survive
🚩About My 194th Guest Scholar:
Dr. Javier Corrales is Chair of Amherst College Political Science Department. His many books about Venezuela are listed on his academic homepage.
In addition to his books, Dr. Corrales has published extensively, including his recent paper "Intentional polarization: How policy extremism and ideological overuse promote democratic backsliding".
Watch this interview: 🎞️ https://youtu.be/aJKtFsijPt4
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