In a new series of policy briefs, the “Venezuela Desk,” the Wilson Center’s Latin America Program examines Venezuela’s flawed July 28 presidential election, the government’s response to post-election protests, the prospects for a democratic transition, and opportunities for the United States and other international actors to help rebuild the country’s democratic institutions.
The fourth report, “Venezuela and the Struggle Between Autocracy and Democracy,” by Leopoldo López, a public policy fellow at the Wilson Center and a former political prisoner in Venezuela, explains how the outcome of the political crisis in Venezuela could have consequences for the global struggle between autocracy and democracy.
About the Author
Leopoldo López
National Coordinator of the Voluntad Popular political party, Venezuela
Latin America Program
The Wilson Center’s prestigious Latin America Program provides non-partisan expertise to a broad community of decision makers in the United States and Latin America on critical policy issues facing the Hemisphere. The Program provides insightful and actionable research for policymakers, private sector leaders, journalists, and public intellectuals in the United States and Latin America. To bridge the gap between scholarship and policy action, it fosters new inquiry, sponsors high-level public and private meetings among multiple stakeholders, and explores policy options to improve outcomes for citizens throughout the Americas. Drawing on the Wilson Center’s strength as the nation’s key non-partisan policy forum, the Program serves as a trusted source of analysis and a vital point of contact between the worlds of scholarship and action. Read more
