Without pressure from fair elections or accountability to a free media, autocratic leaders have less incentive than their democratic counterparts do.
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News about the struggle for democracy in Venezuela. Venezuela is not a functioning democracy after years of sliding down the scale on this measure. Also check out our section on World Democracy or our articles on the Americas.
Venezuela’s endgame ‘closer than Maduro thinks’
A difficult path lies ahead for Venezuela. With no clear electoral way out, aid from the international community will remain the country’s lifeline.
Venezuela: the world’s worst democratic backslider
Nicolás Maduro has overseen the aggravation of democratic reversal in Venezuela now viewed by an IDEA report as the world’s worst democratic backslider.
New American sanctions target the “Cubazuela” links
America hit Venezuela with a new round of sanctions Tuesday targeting the crisis-battered country’s ties with Cuba which supports Nicolas Maduro in Caracas.
Venezuela ‘loosening grip’ on market, tightening on dissent
Nicolás Maduro, a long practitioner of tight state control of the economy, has quietly and cautiously begun implementing free-market policies.
John Bolton’s exit: civil society sees pathways out of Venezuelan crisis
In the latest in Venezuela’s political crisis, civil society sees pathways opening for a solution as John Bolton quits post of US National Security Adviser.
Nicolas Maduro still in power, time for Plan B in Venezuela?
USA not seeking a military solution to the economic and political crisis in Venezuela, official. So what must be done to oust Nicolas Maduro still in power?
How to save Venezuela: three key strategies for democracy and growth to combine with return to legitimate government
On how to save venezuela, Andres Velasco has argued that “the international community [must] provide support in at least three key areas.
Boris Johnson’s parliamentary prorogation move jolts Britain’s unmatched democracy
Britain’s populist conservative leader Boris Johnson’s parliamentary prorogation move over Brexit basically undermines the country’s unparalleled democracy.
Is a ‘democratic depression’ around the corner?
Populists in government can erode the institutional checks on executive power necessary for durable democracy, previously resilient advanced democracies.