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Raúl Stolk

Raúl Stolk is a Venezuelan lawyer and writer based in Miami. He’s a member of the editorial board at CaracasChronicles.com

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DON’T SEND IN THE MARINES!

Trump’s Weird Venezuela War Talk Makes Things Worse

Venezuelans clearly need outside help, but a U.S. invasion is not the answer, and pretending it might be just plays the Castros’ game.

Raúl Stolk

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COUP PROOF?

Here’s Why Venezuela’s Military Prefers Chaos to a Coup

No longer guardians of order or national integrity, from the high command to the common soldier the Venezuelan military has been corrupted by the Cuban-Chavista system.

Raúl Stolk

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Self-Destruction

Venezuela’s Dystopian Nightmare

Amid the country’s worst ever humanitarian crisis, demonstrators are being run over, masked paramilitaries are surrounding homes, and the president is angling for a new constitution.

Raúl Stolk

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You Say You Want a Revolution

Venezuela’s Death Spiral

The unrest of recent weeks weakens the Maduro regime by the day, but it’s far from clear what can replace it, or how.

Raúl Stolk

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FELIZ CHAVIDAD

The Dictator Who Stole Christmas

He seizes toys to give them away in his own name, and prints so much money it’s worth nothing, then makes it disappear. The Grinch has nothing on Nicolás Maduro.

Raúl Stolk

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THE GODFATHER

Slow-Motion Coup in Venezuela Burns On

As international law enforcement focuses on the Venezuelan government’s drug connections, the U.S. indicts a top general and Maduro promotes him.

Raúl Stolk

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BLIND INJUSTICE

Venezuela’s Court Could Ignite Civil War

The country’s supreme court has all but extinguished the rule of law—and may ignite a revolution.

Raúl Stolk

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Actual Existing Socialism

Venezuela Has Become a Starvation State

Behold the fruits of chavismo: children going hungry.

Raúl Stolk

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