Professor of Social Sciences at York University (Toronto, Canada). He holds a PhD in Global Governance from the University of Waterloo (Canada). His research focuses on issues of political economy, natural resource extraction, energy and democracy.
The new government could engender a form of economic nationalism characterized by trade protectionism, massive deregulation of the digital finance and AI sectors, and unwavering support for fossil fuel producers.
While the regime has used various means to counteract the will of the people, there has never been blatant fraud in a nationwide contest until this election.
The Supreme Court of Justice rejected the disqualification challenge against María Corina Machado, the main opposition leader, thus dealing a death blow to the Barbados Agreements.