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Congress Issues New Sanctions Against Venezuelan Leaders ‘On the Ropes’

Cindy Arnson

Cynthia Arnson is interviewed for a segment of NPR's "Morning Edition" on U.S. sanctions against Venezuela.

[...] KELEMEN: Cynthia Arnson, who runs the Latin America Program at the Woodrow Wilson Center for Scholars, says the White House tried to be pragmatic. CYNTHIA ARNSON: The administration has been quite restrained in its response trying to let other Latin American democracies take the lead in trying to broker a dialogue. And that just frankly hasn't worked. KELEMEN: Speaking from an airport in Buenos Aires, Arnson says there's a danger that sanctions could backfire. President Maduro has already dismissed them as imperialist measures. Arnson says the Venezuelan leader often tries to use the U.S. as a foil. ARNSON: He's really on the ropes politically, and it's very tempting, therefore, for the government to rally supporters against these signs of U.S. aggression. [...] To listen to the full segment and read the transcript on NPR click here.  

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Cindy Arnson

Cynthia J. Arnson

Distinguished Fellow, Latin America Program
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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

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