Donald Trump’s electoral victory for a second, nonconsecutive term was seen by Venezuelans—inside and outside the United States—as the last opportunity to achieve a political transition in Venezuela. Once again, the hope of millions of Venezuelans to return to democracy was placed in the hands of the U.S. president. However, Trump had other plans. Winning the Hispanic vote in South Florida is no longer a priority for the Republican Party. In the 2024 electoral campaign, after having been used as a proxy for the Cuban-American bloc in 2020, Venezuelans became the target of continuous attacks within the context of Trump’s anti-immigration campaign message. In a state that is a safe bet for the Republican Party, the criminalization of Venezuelan immigrants—far from provoking rejection among Cuban and Venezuelan diasporas—found broad support. Among the first measures of the new Trump administration was the issuance of a series of executive orders to curb irregular...

Paraguay, despite its size and remoteness, has become a key piece in the geopolitical dispute between China, Taiwan, and the United States, as it is the only country in South America that still diplomatically recognizes Taipei.

The Venezuelan crisis does not mean to choose between the Chavista authoritarian rule and unilateral imperial intervention from the U.S. Both represent unacceptable forms of usurpation of sovereignty and democratic will.