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Latin American Program in the News: Legisladores de EE.UU. piden sanciones contra Venezuela

Cindy Arnson

Latin American Program Director Cynthia J. Arnson was quoted in this article by BBC Mundo on sanctions against Venezuela. This article is in Spanish.

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"La imposición de sanciones unilaterales tiene consecuencias negativas no sólo para Venezuela sino para ciertas regiones de Estados Unidos, como los estados cercanos al Golfo de México, donde se procesa el petróleo, o zonas del noreste del país." --Cynthia J. Arnson

In this article by BBC Mundo, Cynthia J. Arnson, Director of the Latin American Program, was quoted about sanctions against Venezuela. As quoted above, she mentions that the application of sanctions could be counterproductive. Additionally, Arnson says that this possible punishment of Venezuela by the United States could serve as a further argument for Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, who continually accuses the United States of further agitating the conflict.

This article ran in numerous other news sources. This article is in Spanish.

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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