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Obama signs off on sanctions against Venezuela

Cindy Arnson

Cynthia Arnson, Director of the Latin American Program, is quoted in this article about the sanctions on Venezuela.

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While the measure won’t touch the general population, the Maduro administration is likely to use them as cover for an economic crisis that features skyrocketing inflation, sporadic shortages of basic goods and a flailing economy.

“The sanctions on Venezuela will serve the exact same function” as the embargo on Cuba, said Cynthia Arnson, director of the Latin American Program at the Woodrow Wilson Center for Scholars. “It’s a way of deflecting attention from the failure of the government and onto the U.S.”

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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