atlanticcouncil.org/dispatches/with-us-backing-a-democratic-breakthrough-in-venezuela-may-be-within-reach With US backing, a democratic breakthrough in Venezuela may be within reach
Caracas after a stunning January operation to capture Nicolás Maduro: more than half the cabinet replaced, hundreds of political prisoners freed, the Pentagon handed a 35 percent stake in oil fields holding an estimated 65 billion barrels. Still no election date, and 322 political prisoners remain behind bars.
— via Atlantic Council, Geoff Ramsey
