04
March 2025
Past Event
The Maduro Menace: A Conversation with María Corina Machado

Event will air on this page.

 

Inquiries: tmagnuson@hudson.org.

The Maduro Menace: A Conversation with María Corina Machado

Past Event
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March 04, 2025
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado waves a national flag during an opposition protest  on January 9, 2025, in Caracas, Venezuela. (Getty Images)
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Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado waves a national flag during an opposition protest on January 9, 2025, in Caracas, Venezuela. (Getty Images)
04
March 2025
Past Event

Event will air on this page.

 

Inquiries: tmagnuson@hudson.org.

Speakers:
María Corina Machado
María Corina Machado

Leader of Venezuela’s Democratic Movement

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Daniel Batlle

Adjunct Fellow

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Since Venezuela’s July 28, 2024, presidential election, which opposition candidate Edmundo González Urrutia won decisively, Nicolás Maduro’s regime has defied the will of the people and intensified its campaign of repression and terror. Over 1,600 political prisoners remain behind bars, while opposition leaders have been forced into hiding or exile. Despite international condemnation, Maduro had himself inaugurated for a third term in January.

Under Maduro, Venezuela has transformed into a criminal hub, facilitating illicit activities that threaten regional stability. Although the regime released six American citizens in February, Maduro’s Venezuela continues to deepen its strategic alliances with rogue states like Iran, posing a growing threat to the security of the United States.

Join Adjunct Fellow Daniel Batlle and the leader of the Venezuelan opposition, María Corina Machado, for a discussion on the implications of Maduro’s dictatorship for Venezuela and the United States.

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