The United States should refrain from these combative
policies and play a more indirect role in encouraging its Latin American
partners to take the initiative in mitigating the brewing crisis in Venezuela.
The South American union, UNASUR's democracy clause could be utilized to banish
Venezuela from participation in the organization until it releases political
prisoners and combats graft by decentralizing assets from the control of state
and regime allies. In light of the Bolivarian regime's emphasis on a Pan-Latin
American identity, regional isolation will be a severe blow to its public
legitimacy. The sharpening of rhetorical criticism to specific abuses rather
than moralistic denunciations of the nature of the Venezuelan regime will
restrict Maduro's ability to scapegoat the U.S. for Venezuela's problems.
Ultimately, the willingness of Latin American actors to address this crisis
will be crucial to determining Venezuela's political trajectory and in the
reversing the pernicious course taken by other left-wing populist regimes
modeled after Chavez's system. More…
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