Jose Chalhoub

Jan 16, 2025 | thehill.com | Jose Chalhoub

On Friday, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was sworn in for his third six-year term, defying critics in the international community who say his victory in July’s election was illegitimate. Retribution against the re-anointed Maduro came swiftly. That same day, the U.S. and its allies announced sanctions on seniormost figures in his administration, not least the head of the state oil company, PdVSA.

Dec 6, 2024 | thehill.com | Jose Chalhoub

“Kill two birds with one stone” — this is America Inc.’s proposition to the incoming Trump administration as it lobbies for a double-sided détente with Venezuela to help increase energy imports and halt migratory flows to the Southern border. The oil industry and financiers with stakes in the Venezuelan economy see an opportunity to shift the Republicans away from the “maximum pressure” approach of President-elect Trump’s first term.

Jul 30, 2024 | newsbreak.com | Jose Chalhoub

Venezuela now faces a period of turmoil as the Maduro administration seeks to cement its hold on power and the opposition lobbies the international community for support.

Jul 30, 2024 | thehill.com | Jose Chalhoub

Early on Monday morning, the head of Venezuela’s National Electoral Council Elvis Amoroso sparked an international backlash by declaring President Nicolás Maduro as the winner of Sunday’s election. The council claimed that the government had received 51 percent of the vote, while Edmundo González Urrutia of the opposition alliance had polled 44 percent. The opposition rejects this interpretation of events, releasing a statement saying that González won as much as 70 percent.

Oct 16, 2023 | moderndiplomacy.eu | Beshoy Benjamin |Khansa Alya Dalilah |Jose Chalhoub

In today's interconnected world, regional conflicts possess a unique propensity to reverberate in the most unexpected sectors, with the European gas market feeling the immediate shockwaves from the ongoing Israel-Palestine confrontation known as the "Al-Aqsa Storm."The European Union, seemingly cushioned with a full stock of natural gas, is not as insulated as it appears. With the escalating tensions in the Middle East, the stability of these reserves stands compromised.