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Nicolás Maduro remains a weak and unpopular dictator, only retaining power in Venezuela through internal violent repression, nefarious international support, and paramilitary assistance from violent transnational criminal organizations. Limited, targeted sanctions designed to discourage political repression and criminal cooperation remain ineffective as they have been evaded and ignored. The Venezuelan regime has effectively countered multinational diplomatic efforts by using approximately $28 billion in regional economic support to undermine the will of the Organization of American States (OAS) and the United Nations push for a return to democracy in Venezuela.i A full-spectrum national resistance campaign including, if necessary, the use of targeted violence in compliance with international humanitarian law, coupled with international diplomatic, economic, informational, and, if necessary, external military intervention will bring about the return of legitimate governance to Venezuela.
Publication Date
9-16-2024
Recommended Citation
Burrell, Robert S. and Harkins, Homer, "GNSI Decision Brief: Free Venezuela! The Opportunity for a Return to Democracy" (2024). GNSI Decision Briefs. 21.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/gnsi_decision_briefs/21
DOI
https://doi.org/10.5038/RQOD3351
