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Vision of Change

Conversations with Venezuelan opposition presidential candidates

AALAC is pleased to announce, “Visions of Change: Conversations with Venezuelan Opposition Presidential Candidates.” This event series invites all leading candidates from Venezuela’s opposition parties for live, in-person and virtual events in Washington DC to share their vision on the upcoming challenges and opportunities for Venezuela as well as their priorities should they be elected in 2024.

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Latest events on Venezuela

June 5, 2023

In their words: Speaking out against arbitrary detention and torture in Venezuela

A discussion highlighting the experience of a wrongfully detained US citizen and a Venezuelan political prisoner, with insights from a human rights expert.

May 30, 2023

Venezuela Presidential Candidate Series – Henrique Capriles

Part one of AALAC’s event series “Visions of Change,” will feature Henrique Capriles, lawyer, politician, and two-time presidential candidate who will represent his party, Primero Justicia, in Venezuela’s opposition primary elections on October 22.

June 12, 2023

Visions of Change candidate series: A conversation with Maria Corina Machado

Part two of AALAC’s event series “Visions of Change,” will feature a conversation with Maria Corina Machado, a Venezuelan opposition politician and presidential candidate who will represent her party, Vente Venezuela, in Venezuela’s opposition primary elections on October 22.

AALAC’s Venezuela Transatlantic Fellowship

The Venezuela Transatlantic Fellowship seeks to advance transatlantic US-EU bipartisan engagement on Venezuelan issues, promote a deeper understanding of the complex Venezuelan crisis, identify action-oriented policies that could address the most salient issues around the crisis, and encourage policymakers to align on foreign policy priorities and international cooperation toward Venezuela.

Meet The 2022 Fellows

Meet our Venezuela Working Group

The Venezuela Working Group (VWG) is a high-level group that informs policymakers in the United States, Europe, and Latin America on how to advance a long-term vision and action-oriented policies to foster democratic stability in Venezuela. The Venezuela Working Group seeks to promote the restoration of democratic institutions in Venezuela.

VWG members draw from their diverse backgrounds, global networks, and deep expertise to tackle the most challenging issues around Venezuela policy, both at the domestic and international levels. Priority issues for the VWG’s 2021 work include: supporting Venezuela’s COVID-19 vaccination efforts; assessing risks and opportunities around upcoming regional elections; and exploring non-traditional mechanisms for effectively mitigating Venezuela’s humanitarian crisis.

#RedDeApoyo: Promoting women’s participation and leadership in Venezuela’s Peacebuilding Efforts

Venezuelan women, often on the sidelines of political decision making, have a renewed opportunity to push for more equal political representation in potential agreements. Greater gender balance will serve to strengthen any accords that put Venezuela on the pathway toward democratic restoration.

The Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center’s Venezuela Women Leadership Summit, a hybrid conference produced in collaboration with senior Venezuelan women leaders from across political parties and civil society, outlined a concrete roadmap to guarantee full equality and political representation of Venezuelan women.

READ ABOUT THE RED DE APOYO’S LATEST CAMPAIGN

Past events on Venezuela

Russia’s invasion and geopolitical implications for Venezuela: Oil, sanctions, and aid

A conversation on the the Atlantic Council’s new report that analyzes two existing oil-funded humanitarian proposals for Venezuela and provides recommendations for future humanitarian proposals to achieve the most optimal outcome for the Venezuelan people.

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Forging a role for women in the Venezuelan negotiations

How can negotiations effectively incorporate the voices and perspectives of Venezuelan women? How might women’s participation in democratic dialogues shape the short- and long-term future of Venezuela? And how can these changes be cemented?

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Countering the Maduro regime’s global web of illicit activities

Despite increasing domestic turmoil accelerated by the coronavirus pandemic and continued international pressure, the Nicolás Maduro regime remains entrenched. A top priority should be disrupting and deterring the illicit funding sources and the nefarious external and non-state partners that help sustain Maduro and his backers.

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One year later: Supporting Venezuelans & calling for new ideas

A discussion on how the global community can further support Venezuelans for a brighter future across the region with the US Agency for International Development, the Inter-American Development Bank, and the Atlantic Council’s Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center (an outreach partner of the BetterTogether Challenge).

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Trust in elections and the problem of disinformation in Venezuela

Venezuela’s information environment is a battleground for the control of narratives and influence. Facing a deep crisis of confidence, Venezuelans are up against a dilemma: whether or not to participate in parliamentary elections.

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New Atlanticist

Aug 15, 2024

Will Maduro negotiate a transfer of power? And four other questions about Venezuela’s political crisis.

By Atlantic Council experts

Venezuela remains riven by its July 28 election, with Nicolás Maduro falsely claiming victory and the opposition presenting vote tally sheets that show Edmundo González received more than twice as many votes as Maduro.

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