Notes from the Pink City

#PorUnaVenezuelaLibre

"Guaido or Maduro?" That's the first question that Guillermo heard upon landing in Armenia. "Do you recognize the government of Guaido or Maduro?" The Armenian border agent clarified. "Guaido," Guillermo responded in equal parts defiance and nerves. "Good. We support Guaido as well," the Armenian border guard finally responded, much to the young Venezu

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Raffi Elliott

Raffi Elliott is a Canadian-Armenian political risk analyst and journalist based in Yerevan, Armenia. A former correspondent and columnist for the Armenian Weekly, his focus is socioeconomic, political, business and diplomatic issues in Armenia.

3 Comments

  1. Thank you Raffi for this informative description of Venezuela’s economic and political evolution. Thank you also for the interesting parallel with the situation in Armenia, which you did not dwell upon.
    We also had oligarchic rule, but unlike Chavez, Pashinyan did not proceed to print money and cause the Weimar Republic type hyperinflation experienced in Venezuela. The road to economic recovery is not easy, especially when, unlike Venezuela, we are at war!

  2. Raffi, true, Venezuela may need a change, but not one forced by the US. It is no secret that Guido is a US puppet. Venezuela: oil-rich and socialist? Nah… the US won’t allow.

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