Venezuela on the Edge

May 2012

Past Event

Venezuela on the Edge

Past Event

Hudson Institute, Washington, D.C. Headquarters

May 02, 2012

May 2012

Past Event

1015 15th Street, N.W., 6th Floor
Washington, DC 20005

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Speakers:

Robert Pfaltzgraff,

President of The Institute for Foreign Policy Analysis; Chairman, The National Security Planning Associates; and Shelby Cullom Davis Professor of International Security Studies at the Fletcher School, Tufts University.

Ambassador Jaime Daremblum,

Hudson Senior Fellow and Director of Center for Latin American Studies

Pedro Burelli,

Pedro Burelli</strong> is the Managing Partner at B&V Consulting and a blogger writing about contemporary Venezuelan politics.

Gerver Torres,

Economist and Vice President of the Gallup Organization. He is also the Director of Leadership and Vision, a Venezuelan non-governmental organization.

Anibal Romero,

Professor of Political Theory at Simon Bolivar University, Caracas, Venezuela

Venezuela is undergoing a political transformation that few thought was possible just last year. As Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez continues his battle with cancer, the latest polling shows his opposition is uniting behind Henrique Capriles. With elections scheduled for later this year, Capriles is polling within striking distance of Chávez. The results of this election will have immediate ramifications on Latin America at large.

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