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	<title>What&#039;s Next Venezuela? &#187; Oil issues in Venezuela</title>
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		<title>Chávez Outsourcing Venezuela’s Sovereignty to China, Russia, and Cuba</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 19:13:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[José R. Cárdenas served in several foreign policy positions during the George W. Bush administration (2004-2009), including on the National Security Council staff. He is a consultant with Vision Americas in Washington, DC. Hugo Chávez’s ongoing confiscations of foreign-owned property in Venezuela (another one here) are all part of a carefully constructed narrative that seeks to portray the Venezuelan caudillo as the final defender of Venezuela’s sovereignty. Under this myth &#8211; central to Chavismo &#8211; is...]]></description>
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		<title>In Case You Missed It… Articles Roundup Week of 9/30/11</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2011 16:01:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://whatsnextvenezuela.com/?p=3411</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In this week’s roundup… Settlement talks between U.S. companies and Chávez government over expropriated assets are unlikely, as two more American firms file arbitration claims against Venezuela before the World Bank’s International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID); Meanwhile, the Venezuelan government announces yet another expropriation; Chávez strikes out with Major League Baseball; Venezuela’s prisons are among the most dangerous in the continent; and Chávez tries to silence rumors about his health in his...]]></description>
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		<title>In Case You Missed It… Articles Roundup Week of 7/8/11</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2011 18:44:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://en.whatsnextvenezuela.com/?p=3046</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In this week’s round up…In the midst of the veil of secrecy around President Chavez’s condition, reports point to colon cancer. Venezuelan presidential contender Henrique Capriles still hopes he will face Chávez in the 2012 presidential elections. As speculations loom over Chavez’s cancer, the military might play a key role in the country’s future, Venezuela becomes the only oil producing country that has increased its debt, the nationwide consumer price index has jumped 2.5% in...]]></description>
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		<title>In Case You Missed It… Articles Roundup Week of 6/17/11</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jun 2011 17:19:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://en.whatsnextvenezuela.com/?p=2989</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In this week’s roundup…the Venezuelan President’s stint in Cuba stirs up questions and conflict back home regarding the constitutionality of enacting laws and governing Venezuela while abroad for an extended period of time.  Meanwhile, the ministers of the Chávez government begin to institute electricity rationing across the country as a way to address the power outages across the country.  Over consumption of energy is but the latest justification by the government for the power outages...]]></description>
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		<title>In Case You Missed It… Articles Roundup Week of 6/10/11</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jun 2011 20:56:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://en.whatsnextvenezuela.com/?p=2971</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In this week’s roundup…Venezuelan opposition leaders react to President Hugo Chávez’s successful bid in raising the national debt limit, more fallout from the U.S.-imposed sanctions on PDVSA, opposition candidates get momentum, and the housing crisis continues to be top of mind for Venezuelans. Venezuelan lawmakers authorize $22.5B in new debt, Associated Press President Hugo Chavez won approval from legislators Thursday to increase the amount of new debt Venezuela&#8217;s government can take on this year to...]]></description>
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		<title>Time to call Chávez&#8217;s oil bluff?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jun 2011 15:37:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WNVZ is pleased to introduce blogger Dane Vallejo as a guest writer to our website. An Associate Fellow at The Henry Jackson Society, Dane blogs regularly on Latin American issues. ¡Bienvenido Dane! Washington has for some time been constricted in taking a tough stance against Venezuela&#8217;s Chávez by the threat it perceives to its security of oil supply. But what if that threat was little more than a bluff? For many interested parties, upon hearing...]]></description>
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		<title>Caught Between Washington and a Hard Place</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jun 2011 13:08:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WNVZ is proud to introduce the newest blogger to join our ranks &#8211; el Petardo de Petare.  Petardo will offer his viewpoint on Venezuelan political and social issues with his characteristic wit and insightful analysis. In the first installment of his blog, Petardo takes on the recent sanctions imposed by the United States against PDVSA and the political circus that followed. Since the United States announced sanctions against our state oil company, PDVSA, Venezuelans have...]]></description>
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		<title>In Case You Missed It… Articles Roundup Week of 5/27/11</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 May 2011 15:56:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://en.whatsnextvenezuela.com/?p=2897</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In this week’s roundup…The United States enforces economic sanctions on Venezuela’s state owned oil company, PDVSA, for violations to the restrictions imposed on trade with Iran, prompting a war of words between Caracas and Washington; and Venezuela to acquire space age reconnaissance technology with the help of China by 2012. U.S. to sanction Venezuela&#8217;s PDVSA on Iran trade: sources, Reuters The United States will sanction Venezuela&#8217;s state oil company PDVSA on Tuesday for dealing with...]]></description>
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		<title>U.S. State Department Fires off Warning Shot to Venezuela: Imposes Sanctions on PDVSA</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 May 2011 20:19:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, in a shot across the bow at the Venezuelan government the U.S. State Department sanctioned seven foreign companies that it deemed in direct violation of international agreements over Iran. Among those listed is Venezuela’s state-owned oil company, Petroleos de Venezuela, S.A. (PDVSA).  “By imposing these sanctions, we&#8217;re sending a clear message to companies around the world:  Those who continue to irresponsibly support Iran&#8217;s energy sector or help facilitate Iran&#8217;s efforts to evade U.S. sanctions...]]></description>
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		<title>In Case You Missed It… Articles Roundup Week of 5/20/11</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 May 2011 17:30:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this week’s News Roundup…A German newspaper reports on the alleged construction of Iranian missile bases in Venezuela; suspected drug lord Walid Makled reveals deals with several Venezuelan government subsidiaries; and Mr. Chávez is forced to implement energy rationing measures in an attempt to combat rolling blackouts, while the opposition gains momentum. ‘Die Welt’: Iran Building Rocket Bases in Venezuela, Jerusalem Post German newspaper says Iranians paid cash to build mid-range missile launch pads on Paraguana Peninsula...]]></description>
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