Hugo Chávez UN
Venezuela World

It still smells of sulphur: 20 years since Chávez’s speech at the UN

Venezuelan researcher Carlos Ron remembers Chávez’s historic speech at the UN which, in addition to criticizing Bush, also called for upending the US-dominated international order.

Carlos Ron
September 22, 2026
Hugo Chávez hablando en las Naciones Unidas en 2006
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Todavía huele azufre: A 20 años del discurso de Chávez en la ONU

El investigador venezolano Carlos Ron recuerda el histórico discurso de Chávez en la ONU, en el que, además de criticar a Bush, también abogó por transformar el orden internacional dominado por Estados Unidos.

Carlos Ron
September 22, 2026
Delcy Rodriguez visiting Commune Jan 6 Venezuela
Venezuela

The current situation in Venezuela: a government in charge, a people resilient

Taking stock of the aftermath of the US military attack on Venezuela and the kidnapping of Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores and what comes next

Vijay Prashad and Carlos Ron
January 7, 2026
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro at the summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Venezuela

Venezuela alerts UN to imminent military threat amid US escalation

Hostility from Washington towards progressive governments in Caracas is not new, but the current administration has initiated an unprecedented escalation against the government and people of Venezuela.

Carlos Ron
October 17, 2025
Venezuela Alerts UN to Imminent Military Threat Amid US Escalation
Opinion Venezuela

Venezuela Alerts UN to Imminent Military Threat Amid US Escalation

On Friday, 10 October 2025, Venezuela’s permanent representative to the United Nations, Samuel Moncada, delivered a serious and urgent warning during an emergency session of the Security Council, asserting that Venezuela’s peace and security – and that of the entire region– is under imminent threat of military aggression by the United States.   The War on […]

Carlos Ron
October 16, 2025
“We will blow you out of existence”: Trump’s Caribbean spectacle
Venezuela

“We will blow you out of existence”: Trump’s Caribbean spectacle

What is being carried out against Venezuela, is not an operation against drug trafficking but rather, a regime change operation.

Carlos Ron
October 3, 2025
Our America: of peace, of war, and other demons
Latin America Caribbean

Our America: of peace, of war, and other demons

The principles born in the Global South call on us to defend a peace anchored in the solid foundations of national sovereignty, sustainable development, and social justice.

Carlos Ron , Carmen Navas Reyes and Guillermo R Barreto
August 28, 2025
How a lawbreaking international coalition failed to overthrow Venezuela’s government
Venezuela

How a lawbreaking international coalition failed to overthrow Venezuela’s government

On January 5, the Lima Group called for countries around the world to “disregard” Venezuela’s new elected Legislative Assembly. This is yet another instance of the Lima Group’s diplomatic war which is in violation of UN and OAS charters

Vijay Prashad and Carlos Ron
January 13, 2021