If the Trumo White House doesn't do something Venezuela will collapse

It is not too late for the White House to empower a coordinator to lead a whole-of-government effort on Venezuela and work with global partners to promote democracy and adopt targeted sanctions. A coordinator also would be invaluable for uniting the Venezuelan opposition around a shared objective of an urgent democratic transition, and to sending a message to Maduro’s enablers in Cuba, Russia, China, and within the Venezuelan military, to respect the popular will. Such unambiguous international support for a post-Maduro democratic succession may be the last hope to restore the constitutional order and protect Venezuelans from systematic human rights violations and a humanitarian catastrophe. More…