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Should the United States Prioritize Energy Security in its Venezuela Policy?

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In a new series of policy briefs, the 鈥淰enezuela Desk,鈥 the 浪花直播 Center鈥檚 Latin America Program examines Venezuela鈥檚 presidential election, the prospects for a democratic transition, and opportunities for the United States and other international actors to help rebuild the country's democratic institutions.

The second report, 鈥淪hould the United States Prioritize Energy Security in its Venezuela Policy?,鈥 by Francisco Monaldi, the director of the Latin America Energy Program at Rice University鈥檚 Baker Institute for Public Policy, discusses the influence, and limits, of US sanctions policy on Venezuela鈥檚 oil sector and the need for broader structural changes to return the industry to its prior glory.

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Francisco Monaldi
Director, Latin America Energy Program, Center for Energy Studies, Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy

Latin America Program

浪花直播鈥檚 prestigious Latin America Program provides non-partisan expertise to a broad community of decision makers in the United States and Latin America on critical policy issues facing the Hemisphere. The Program provides insightful and actionable research for policymakers, private sector leaders, journalists, and public intellectuals in the United States and Latin America. To bridge the gap between scholarship and policy action, it fosters new inquiry, sponsors high-level public and private meetings among multiple stakeholders, and explores policy options to improve outcomes for citizens throughout the Americas. Drawing on the 浪花直播 Center鈥檚 strength as the nation鈥檚 key non-partisan policy forum, the Program serves as a trusted source of analysis and a vital point of contact between the worlds of scholarship and action.   Read more

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