Podcast appearances and mentions of david smilde

With Democrats Reeling From Despair to Euphoria, Kamala Harris Steps Out of the Shadows Into the Limelight | After Capturing Our Judiciary, Opus Dei Operatives Are Poised to Capture the Executive Branch With J.D. Vance and Kevin Roberts, the Leader of Project 2025 | Since He Should Lose Today's Election in Venezuela, Will Maduro Do a Trump and Not Concede? backgroundbriefing.org/donate twitter.com/ianmastersmedia facebook.com/ianmastersmedia

China's Peace Offer to Ukraine and Does the US Want to Avoid Ukraine Humiliating Putin With Its Upcoming Offensive? | Today's Testimony by E. Jean Carroll Describing How Donald Trump Raped Her in a Bergdorf Goodman's Dressing Room | A Summit on Venezuela in Bogata, Colombia to Which the Former Venezuelan Opposition Leader Showed Up Uninvited backgroundbriefing.org/donate twitter.com/ianmastersmedia facebook.com/ianmastersmedia

Russian aggression in Ukraine and the world's quest to end the dependence on Russian oil and gas has created an opportunity for Venezuela to negotiate an easing of the US-imposed oil sanctions. But, as Ivana Davidovic discovers, there are also many pitfalls on that journey. Venezuela may have the world's largest oil reserves, but years of underinvestment have severely impacted output, as professor Terry Karl explains. Former chairwoman of the refiner Citgo, Luisa Palacios, outlines where Venezuela still manages to sell its oil and the role played by Iran in that trade. She also thinks that a sanctions deal could be made if the Maduro administration is willing to relinquish some control over production. But Venezuela expert David Smilde is worried that political, rather than practical, considerations - in the US and Venezuela - might muddy the waters. Caracas-based journalist Francis Pena goes on a lengthy journey to buy petrol in her home city, illustrating how economic mismanagement and sanctions are affecting day-to-day lives. Presenter/producer: Ivana Davidovic Image: A motorcycle passes in front of an oil-themed mural in Caracas, Venezuela. Credit: Javier Campos/NurPhoto via Getty Images.

The Consequences Today of Trump's 40-Year-Long Effort to Help Russia by Getting the U.S. Out of NATO | The Impact of the War in Ukraine on Global Food Supply | Replacing Russian Oil With Venezuelan Oil in a Global Ban on Putin's Oil and Gas Exports backgroundbriefing.org/donate twitter.com/ianmastersmedia facebook.com/ianmastersmedia

Jeff Stein explores crazy coup plots and spy defectors in Venezuela with Latin America expert David Smilde, and Jeanne Meserve talks with ABC News investigative reporter James Meek about his disturbing new documentary about the deaths of Green Beret operatives in Niger. Follow Jeff Stein on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SpyTalker Subscribe to SpyTalk Reporting https://www.spytalk.co/ Follow Jeanne Meserve on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JeanneMeserve https://www.jeannemeserve.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Barr Places a $15 Million Bounty on Maduro While Guatemala Exports Six Times More Cocaine to the US; Practical Advice to Ensure Medical and Civilian Supplies Get to Where They Are Needed; Makers of the New HBO Documentary "After Truth: Disinformation and the Cost of Fake News"

Audio from a March 20, 2020 webinar about criminality and corruption in Venezuela, and the viability of a political exit to the crisis. With WOLA·s Geoff Ramsey and David Smilde, Jeremy McDermott of InsightCrime, and investigative journalist Bram Ebus.

En este décimo programa conversamos sobre la situación y el futuro del país luego de la concreción de la fraudulenta constituyente. Conversamos también con el profesor David Smilde sobre lo que podría ocurrir interna e internacionalmente, incluyendo las sanciones impuestas por EEUU y el creciente aislamiento internacional.

We celebrate the Latin Pulse five-year anniversary fiesta, with out-takes and excerpts from the past year, a tradition for the program.  The audience's favorite themes are on display.  Those themes include: the clash between the National Assembly and the president in Venezuela; the shift to the right in Argentina; the impeachment trial and corruption scandals in Brazil; and the Feast of San Lazaro and Santeria. The news segment of the program covers the defense by Brazil's President Michel Temer before the United Nations' General Assembly, justifying the impeachment and removal of Dilma Rousseff, an act that brought Temer to power.The program includes interviews with:Eric Hershberg of American University's Center for Latin American & Latino Studies (CLALS);David Smilde of Tulane University;Matthew Taylor of American University;Chris Sabatini of Columbia University; and Michael Atwood Mason of the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage. Executive Producer: Rick Rockwell; andAssociate Producer: Jim Singer. (To download or stream this podcast, click here.)   (The program is 30 minutes in length and the file size is 42 MB.) podcastnewsLatin AmericapoliticsBrazilimpeachmentcorruptionSanteriaPetrobrasVenezuelaDilma RousseffUnited NationsArgentinaCubaUNMichel TemerNicolas MaduroNational AssemblyEduardo CunhajusticeelectionseconomicsAfro-CubansOdebrechtwelfare programsLuiz Inacio Lula da SilvaFernando Henrique CardosoMauricio MacriUnited StatesfinancesSan LazaroreligionAfrica

Religion and politics, the so-called taboo subjects provide the central themes for Latin Pulse this week.  The program provides a preview of Cuba's favorite religious celebration, the feast day of San Lazaro.  The program explores the mix of faiths that honor that day on Dec. 17, including the practitioners of Santeria and those with Christian beliefs.  The program also goes in-depth on reaction to the surprising landslide win of opposition groups in Venezuela in that country's Congressional elections. The program includes excerpts from an international press conference that analyzes the political scene in Venezuela.The program includes in-depth interviews with:Michael Atwood Mason,* the Director of the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage; andDavid Smilde† of Tulane University and the Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA).Executive Producer: Rick Rockwell; Technical Director: Jim Singer; andAssociate Producer: Natalie Ottinger.(To download or stream this podcast, click here.)  *Michael Atwood Mason is also the author, editor, and curator of a cultural blog called Baba Who? Babalu!†David Smilde is also the curator, editor and author of the WOLA blog, Venezuela Politics & Human Rights.   (The program is 30 minutes in length and the file size is 42 MB.) podcastnewsLatin AmericaelectionspoliticsCubaVenezuelareligionSanteriaCatholicismAfro-Cuban issuesminority issuesNicolas MadurodemocracyNigeriaeconomicsinflationpovertyhealthcapitalismsocialismagricultureBabalu-AyediplomacyChavismomilitaryFeast of San LazaroVladimir Padrino LopezUnited StatesLeopoldo LopezJohn Kerry

Politics and the competencies of governments in Venezuela and Brazil are the central themes on Latin Pulse this week. The program includes an in-depth discussion about the state of democracy in Venezuela and how it has deteriorated due to crackdowns on opposition leaders.  The program also includes a discussion of the political repercussions of the Petrobras corruption scandal in Brazil and further calls for the impeachment of President Dilma Rousseff.  The news segment of the program covers the murder of an activist for transgender rights in Argentina.The program includes in-depth interviews with:David Smilde of Tulane University; andCarlos Pereira of the Getulio Vargas Foundation.Executive Producer: Rick Rockwell; Technical Director: Jim Singer; andAssociate Producer: Natalie Ottinger.(To download or stream this podcast, click here.) (The program is 30 minutes in length and the file size is 42 MB.) podcastnewsLatin AmericaBrazilpoliticscorruptionArgentinaVenezuelademocracyelectionsLGBT issuesDilma Rousseffhuman rightsLeopoldo LopezviolenceNicolas Madurogender issueselection fraudCristina Fernandez de KirchnerLuiz Inacio Lula da SilvaeconomicsenergycrimeimpeachmentPetrobrasoiljusticemediaHugo ChavezErnesto SamperHenrique CardosoUNASUROASsocial welfare

War and peace are the central themes on Latin Pulse this week. The program includes an in-depth discussion about breakthroughs in the peace process that could end 51 years of civil war in Colombia.  The program also discusses tensions in the border regions between Venezuela and Colombia, and on Venezuela's border with Guyana and what those tensions mean in the current political climate.  The news segment of the program covers new calls for impeachment to remove President Dilma Rousseff from office in Brazil.The program includes in-depth interviews with:Adam Isacson of the Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA); andDavid Smilde of Tulane University.Executive Producer: Rick Rockwell; Technical Director: Jim Singer; andAssistant Producer: Brooklynn Engel.(To download or stream this podcast, click here.) (The program is 30 minutes in length and the file size is 42 MB.) podcastnewsLatin AmericaBrazilpoliticscorruptionColombiaVenezuelaGuyanabusinessUnited NationsDilma Rousseffcivil warDrug WarFARCNicolas MaduroRodrigo Londonohuman rightsJuan Manuel SantoseconomicsenergydiplomacyimpeachmentPetrobrasoiljusticeeconomicspeace talksEl SalvadorCentral AmericamilitarymediainsurgentsparamilitariesGuatemalaELNviolencecrimedeportationsUNASURDavid Grangerborder disputeBan Ki-Moon

On the day that President Hugo Chávez is laid to rest in Caracas, Adam talks to WOLA Senior Fellow David Smilde, who is there, about the future of Venezuela's politics, economy, and foreign policy.