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Book SynopsisVenezuela remains in a deep crisis under the authoritarian rule of Nicolàs Maduro of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela. Maduro, narrowly elected in 2013, began a second term on January 10, 2019 that is widely considered illegitimate. The United States and 57 other countries recognize Guaidó as interim president, but he has been unable to harness that diplomatic support to wrest Maduro from power. Venezuela's economy has collapsed. The country is plagued by hyperinflation, severe shortages of food and medicine, and a dire humanitarian crisis that has further deteriorated in 2020 as a result of gasoline shortages, an outbreak of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), and strengthened U.S. sanctions.
Table of ContentsPreface; Venezuela: Background and U.S. Relations; Venezuelas Economic Crisis: Issues for Congress; Venezuela: Political Crisis and U.S Policy; Venezuela: International Efforts to Resolve the Political Crisis; Venezuela: Overview of U.S. Sanctions; U.S. Indictment of Top Venezuelan Officials; Blocking Property of the Government of Venezuela; Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to Venezuela; U.S.-Venezuela Relations and the Path to a Democratic Transition; The Venezuela Regional Humanitarian Crisis and COVID-19; Venezuela in Maduros Grasp: Assessing the Deteriorating Security and Humanitarian Situation; Venezuela: Additional Tracking Could Aid Treasurys Efforts to Mitigate Any Adverse Impacts U.S. Sanctions Might Have on Humanitarian Assistance; China-Venezuela Relations in the Twenty-First Century: From Overconfidence to Uncertainty; Index.
