The granting of the Nobel Peace Prize to María Corina Machado reopens the debate over the coherence between her democratic struggle and a confrontational political discourse aligned with the far right and international interventionism.
An external military intervention to force a regime change in Venezuela could trigger a scenario of prolonged instability, internal violence, and state fragmentation, with consequences that would be difficult to reverse for the country and the region.
Latin America faces its own contradiction: it condemns external interference in Venezuela, yet remains silent in the face of authoritarianism and the democratic crisis within the country.
The 2025 Nobel Peace Prize awarded to María Corina Machado recognizes her peaceful struggle for Venezuelan democracy and rekindles hope for change in the country.
The democratic opposition does not only face the challenge of channeling fragmented social demands: it faces a punitive legal framework designed to prevent its consolidation.
