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Chavez (Almost) Unbound

May 31, 2009 – 9:11 pm

Thank God this plan didn’t come to fruition:

By Pejman Yousefzadeh | Posted in Blogs, Chequer-Board | Also tagged Dictatorial Talkathons, Foreign Affairs, Venezuela | Comments

The Latest Adventures Of The Supposedly Non-Dictatorial Hugo Chavez

May 28, 2009 – 12:58 am

Read and weep. At some point, one would think that the accumulated outrages perpetrated by the Chavez regime would be enough to convince all stripes of folks that the Chavez regime is a dictatorial one, no?

By Pejman Yousefzadeh | Posted in Blogs, Chequer-Board | Also tagged Authoritarianism, Cato Institute, Dictatorship, Foreign Affairs, foreign policy, Tyranny, Venezuela | Comments

Shutting Down More Dissent In Venezuela

May 17, 2009 – 2:56 pm

Globovision, the last remaining Venezuelan television station that dares to demonstrate opposition to the government and programs of Hugo Chavez is under attack:

By Pejman Yousefzadeh | Posted in Blogs, Chequer-Board | Also tagged Authoritarianism, Dictatorship, Foreign Affairs, foreign policy, Tyranny, Venezuela | Comments

The Consequences Of Chavez

May 10, 2009 – 1:43 am

Those who believe that Hugo Chavez’s nationalization craze does not–and will not–impose ill effects on Venezuela have another think coming:

By Pejman Yousefzadeh | Posted in Blogs, Chequer-Board | Also tagged Authoritarianism, Dictatorship, Economic Ignorance, economy, Foreign Affairs, Nationalization, Tyranny, Unemployment, Venezuela | Comments

Hugo Chavez’s Gift: A Book Review

April 23, 2009 – 11:02 pm

Conducted by Alvaro Vargas Llosa. About the only fault that I can find with the review is its last line: “I would pay anything to be a fly on the wall when President Obama opens the first page of the idiot’s bible.”

By Pejman Yousefzadeh | Posted in Blogs, Chequer-Board | Also tagged Barack Obama, Books, Eduardo Galeano, Foreign Affairs, foreign policy, Obama Administration, Open Veins of Latin America, Summit of the Americas | Comments

Not A Dictatorship, Eh?

April 21, 2009 – 11:27 pm

Isn’t it funny how political opponents of Hugo Chavez always seem to find themselves the targets of anti-corruption probes:

By Pejman Yousefzadeh | Posted in Blogs, Chequer-Board | Also tagged Authoritarianism, Barack Obama, Dictatorship, Foreign Affairs, foreign policy, Obama Administration, Tyranny, Venezuela | Comments

The Grip-And-Grin, And Its Aftermath

April 21, 2009 – 8:58 am

I have a new column for the New Ledger discussing Barack Obama’s meeting with Hugo Chavez at the recently concluded Summit of the Americas.

By Pejman Yousefzadeh | Posted in Blogs, Chequer-Board | Also tagged Authoritarianism, Barack Obama, Dictatorship, Foreign Affairs, foreign policy, Obama Administration, Summit of the Americas, Tyranny, Venezuela | Comments

Fist Bumping with Despots

April 21, 2009 – 8:46 am

There have been three incidents of note in the past week apotheosizing the delicate position President Barack Obama inhabits on the international stage. Taken together, these events depict a young president struggling to find his course in a storm of global crises.

By Ben Domenech | Posted in Features, Politics | Also tagged Barack Obama, David Axelrod, Gus Hall, Hillary Clinton, Jay Bybee, John Yoo, memos, Richard Nadler, Robert Gibbs, UN Racism Conference, Venezuela, William F Buckley | Comments

Some Handshakes Are More Dubious Than Others

April 21, 2009 – 8:20 am

The international community is atwitter over the recent friendly greeting between President Barack Obama and Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez at the recently concluded Summit of the Americas. The very same leader who denounced George W. Bush as “the devil,” and who recently called President Obama an “ignoramus,” extended his hand to the President and declared “I want to be your friend.”

By Pejman Yousefzadeh | Posted in Features, Politics | Also tagged Barack Obama, Diplomacy, John Ensign, Steve Benen, Summit of the Americas, Venezuela | Comments

Obama And Chavez: BFFs?

April 18, 2009 – 1:17 pm

I am in favor of talks with Cuba because I believe that such talks, which would include a discussion of human rights abuses in Cuba, would help put renewed pressure on the Cuban regime to liberalize, change and reform.

By Pejman Yousefzadeh | Posted in Blogs, Chequer-Board | Also tagged Barack Obama, Foreign Affairs, foreign policy, Summit of the Americas, Venezuela | Comments

The Obama Administration, Cuba, And The Summit Of The Americas

April 15, 2009 – 9:13 am

Over at the Arena, we contributors were asked to give our analysis on the shape of Cuba policy, as well as what the President ought to do at the upcoming Summit of the Americas.

By Pejman Yousefzadeh | Posted in Blogs, Chequer-Board | Also tagged Barack Obama, Cuba, Evo Morales, foreign policy, Obama Administration, Summit of the Americas | Comments

Resolved: Hugo Chavez Actually IS A Dictator

April 12, 2009 – 12:55 pm

There has been, quite amazingly, a great deal of argument concerning whether Hugo Chavez is a tyrant. I would have thought that the issue was settled a while ago, but since there still appears to be doubt, let’s turn to the Financial Times, which gives us details of the latest outrage from Venezuela:

By Pejman Yousefzadeh | Posted in Blogs, Chequer-Board | Also tagged Authoritarianism, Dictatorship, Foreign Affairs, foreign policy, Tyranny, Venezuela | Comments

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