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Former Chávez VP: Venezuela needs a new ‘struggle for liberation’

29 May 2026 - by Federico Fuentes, Elías Jaua Milano

United States President Donald Trump signaled again this week he was “seriously considering a move to make Venezuela the 51st state.” The statement comes just months after the US military assault on the South American country and kidnapping of (…)
In the time of predators The stakes of Trump’s imperialist intervention in Venezuela

11 March 2026 - by Franck Gaudichaud, Antoine Larrache, Héctor Rivera

The attack against Venezuela in early January and the abduction of Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores are part of the new U.S. strategy within the broader reorganization of the world and of inter-imperialist power relations. This aggressive strategy (…)
Former Honduran narco-president Hernández pardoned, Maduro kidnapped: Trump’s cynicism

18 February 2026 - by Eric Toussaint

Between late November 2025 and early 2026, Donald Trump once again demonstrated the extent of his political and judicial cynicism. On 1 December 2025, he pardoned Juan Orlando Hernández, the former Honduran president sentenced to 45 years in (…)
Solidariedade com a Venezuela

3 de Janeiro de 2026 - por CADTM AYNA

DECLARAÇÃO do CADTM-AYNA Na madrugada deste sábado, 3/1/2026, o imperialismo norte-americano bombardeia a Venezuela. Após uma ofensiva criminosa, com o cerco naval e o pretexto insustentável de combater o narcotráfico, os Estados Unidos (…)
Solidarity with Venezuela

3 January 2026 - by CADTM AYNA

STATEMENT BY CADTM AYNA Early this morning, Saturday 3 January 2026, US imperialism bombed Venezuela. Following a criminal offensive, with a naval siege and the untenable pretext of combating drug trafficking, the United States attacked (…)
CADTM strongly condemns the US aggression against Venezuela

3 January 2026 - by CADTM International

The CADTM International strongly condemns the United States’ aggression against Venezuela and will actively participate in demonstrations of solidarity with the Venezuelan people and for Venezuela’s sovereignty. CADTM International January (…)
Condemnation of U.S. Aggression Against Venezuela

20 December 2025 - by Conferência Internacional Antifascista- POA 2026

The First International Anti-Fascist Conference for the Sovereignty of Peoples’ Local Organizing Committee strongly condemns U.S. aggression against the Venezuelan people. This includes the closure of Venezuela’s airspace, the imposition of a (…)
Latin America: The target of Trump’s neocolonial offensive

24 October 2025 - by Luis Bonilla-Molina, Ana Cristina Carvalhaes

During its first nine months, the Trump administration has deployed warships and military infrastructure to the Caribbean, blown up small boats accused of drug trafficking, imposed 50% tariffs on Brazilian products — in opposition to the outcome (…)
In memory of Paulino Nuñez

8 April 2019 - by CADTM

Paulino Nuñez was an active member of the Venezuelan anti-debt network, the CADTM (Committee for the Abolition of Illegitimate Debt) and of CADTM-AYNA (Abya Yala/Nuestra America the CADTM Latin America and Caribbean network). He was an (…)
Venezuela: Suspend Debt Repayments and Create an Emergency Humanitarian Fund

11 March 2019 - by Eric Toussaint

There is no doubt that Donald Trump’s policies, those of the Lima group and the European powers who seek to impose the usurper Juan Guaidó as President of Venezuela and do not hesitate to interfere in order to succeed, must be opposed. As usual, (…)
Emmanuel Macron, Pedro Sanchez, Angela Merkel and Theresa May Have No Right to Issue an Ultimatum to Venezuela

28 January 2019 - by Eric Toussaint, Joaldo Dominguez

On Saturday 26 January 2019, Emmanuel Macron, Pedro Sánchez, and Angela Merkel, followed by Theresa May, gave the government of Venezuela eight days within which to call elections. If the government of Venezuela does not comply with this order by (…)
Interview published by Le Monde

Latin America: 200 years of the infernal cycle of debt

23 November 2017 - by Eric Toussaint, Marie Charrel

Eric Toussaint, of the CADTM (Committee for the Abolition of Illegitimate Debt), explains the difficulties encountered by States overly dependent on raw materials. With a PhD in Political Science and speaking for CADTM international, Eric (…)
Venezuela: Seven keys for understanding the current crisis

22 May 2017 - by Emiliano Terán Mantovani

It is not possible to understand the current crisis in Venezuela without analysing the factors that develop “from within” and are not entirely explained by the mainstream media. We offer here seven keys to the current crisis, emphasizing that (…)
Venezuela: Resolution of the Continental Assembly of the CADTM AYNA (Latin America and Caribbean)

9 May 2017 - by CADTM AYNA

Resolution of the Continental Assembly of the Committee for the Abolition of Illegitimate Debt - Abya Yala Nuestra América (CADTM AYNA / Latin America and Caribbean) on the situation in Venezuela During its 2017 Continental Assembly, held in (…)
Venezuela and its circling vultures

3 November 2016 - by Daniel Munevar, Renaud Vivien

After the prolonged legal battle of Argentina and the ongoing negotiations in Puerto Rico with vulture funds over both countries debts, a new clash on the sovereign debt of a Latin American country looms large in the horizon. That of Venezuela. (…)
In the context of the CADTM network’s Global Assembly held in Tunis

CADTM AYNA appeals to the Venezuelan government to set up a Citizens’ Debt Audit and offers its support

12 May 2016 - by CADTM AYNA

Tunis, 30th April 2016 - An appeal to facilitate implementation of a Public Citizens’ Debt Audit and to guarantee transparency in public funds was approved by the Latin-American continental meeting of the Committee for the Abolition of (…)
Venezuela

The Debate Today is How to Stop The Violent Offensive of the Neoliberal Right-Wing

2 April 2014 - by Franck Gaudichaud, Valeria Ianni

Venezuela is torn between the destabilising attempts of the right-wing, the limits of the Bolivarian process and the possibility the working class and the popular movements will advance the [revolutionary] project, [but] not without tensions and (…)
International Press Release

Loss of Hugo Chavez

6 March 2013 - by CADTM AYNA

As coordination unit for Latin America and the Caribbean of the Committee for the Abolition of Third World Debt - Abya Yala Our America CADTM AYNA - social organisation struggling against the illegitimate debt that Northern countries have (…)
Venezuela: After the Chavez victory

22 December 2012 - by Franck Gaudichaud

The state of health of Venezuelan president Higo Chávez is such that it is possible new elections will have to take place following his victory in October 2012. International Viewpoint correspondent Franck Gaudichaud was in Venezuela in October (…)
Series: Bolivarian Venezuela at the crossroads

Suggested paths to 21^st century socialism in Venezuela (Part 4)

1 July 2010 - by Eric Toussaint

Suggested paths to 21st century socialism in Venezuela (Part 4) Reduce dependency on hydrocarbons and on the United States One of the challenges that several previous governements have had to face, just as Chávez’ government must, is to (…)
Series: Bolivarian Venezuela at the crossroads

The Venezuelan economy: in transition towards socialism? (Part 3)

24 June 2010 - by Eric Toussaint

The Venezuelan economy: in transition towards socialism ? (Part 3) The capitalist sector is growing faster than the public sector and is still predominant in Venezuela’s economy despite the nationalizations. The share of the private (…)
Series: Bolivarian Venezuela at the crossroads

Debate and contradiction in the PSUV (United Socialist Party of Venezuela) (Part 2)

18 June 2010 - by Eric Toussaint

Debate and contradiction in the PSUV (United Socialist Party of Venezuela) (Part 2) [1] During the 2007 constitutional referendum, one might have thought that the party created by Hugo Chávez in 2006 was stillborn since fewer people voted (…)
Series: Bolivarian Venezuela at the crossroads

Venezuela. Nationalization, workers’ control: achievements and limitations (PART 1)

14 April 2010 - by Eric Toussaint

The economic, social and political situation in Venezuela has changed a lot since the failure of the constitutional reform in December 2007, which acted as a warning to the Chávez government. This failure had the effect however of reviving the (…)
Chavez’s historic call for a Fifth Socialist International

2 December 2009 - by Federico Fuentes

Addressing delegates at the International Encounter of Left Parties held in Caracas, November 19-21, Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez stated “the time has come for us to convoke the Fifth International.” Face with the capitalist crisis and the (…)
Chavez Throws Down the Guantlet to EU’s Racist Immigration Policy – Threatens to Cut Off Oil and Return Investments

Two hours ago President Hugo Chavez issued an unprecedented challenge to the European Union’s new anti-immigrant Return Directive. He promised that no Venezuelan oil would be sent to any European country that applies the directive, and that if (…)