Interim leader Delcy Rodríguez is liberalizing the economy without dismantling her predecessor’s repressive apparatus, ...

President Donald Trump and Venezuelan interim President Delcy Rodríguez are banking on oil for the success of their political ...

Decades of nationalization, socialism, crony hiring and money printing turned Venezuela’s oil sector into a hollow shell, shrinking output, crushing incomes and forcing a historic exodus.

Venezuela, once one of the wealthiest nations in South America due to its vast oil reserves, has seen a dramatic economic downturn in recent decades. Amidst hyperinflation, food shortages, and a ...

The first sales of Venezuelan oil by the U.S. seem to have stabilized prices for now, but there are many questions about the ...

IMF researchers show that satellite data, especially nighttime lights combined with machine learning can reliably estimate ...

Dollars are trickling back into Venezuela, they’re the proceeds from the oil seized and by the U.S. That is helping to ...

At WGS 2026, Venezuela’s economy vice president pitches sanctions relief and foreign investment as the country looks to revive growth and stabilise its oil-dependent economy amid a fragile political t ...

As long as the Venezuelan regime is run by socialists, the resilience of oil sector reform remains problematical.

Venezuela is a failed Petrostate – crippled by inherent distortions of a one-dimensional economy. Rebuilding a "new and improved" Petrostate is destined to fail (again).

President Trump can use the U.S. Navy’s leverage over Venezuela to secure long-term wins by forging a deal that secures ...

Venezuela, home to the world's largest oil reserves, was once among the world's richest nations. Years of economic collapse drove one of the largest mass migrations in recent history. Now, the US has ...