Tony Frangie Mawad

Miami

Contributing Writer at Freelance

Venezuelan-Lebanese journalist & polisci. ✍🏻@Politico, @Business, @theEconomist, @ForeignPolicy, etc. | Subscríbete a Venezuela Weekly👇🏻

Articles

Estratégia maior de Maduro semeia desordem na oposição - novamente

5 days ago | estadao.com.br | Tony Frangie Mawad

CARACAS – Em menos de 45 dias, a Venezuela passará por um novo teste político: as controvertidas eleições regionais e legislativas, que poderão consolidar ainda mais o regime de Nicolás Maduro. Nas ruas, porém, não há cartazes nem comícios de campanha; o Conselho Nacional Eleitoral ainda não seguiu os procedimentos legais anteriores a uma eleição, e seu site está fora do ar desde julho do ano passado, o que evidencia a opacidade e a desordem em torno do processo.
Maduro’s Grand Strategy Sows Opposition Disarray - Again

1 week ago | americasquarterly.org | Tony Frangie Mawad

Reading Time: 5 minutesCARACAS – In fewer than 45 days, Venezuela is set to undergo a new political test: the controversial regional and legislative elections that could further solidify Nicolás Maduro’s regime. However, on the streets, there are no campaign posters or rallies; the National Electoral Council has yet to follow the necessary legal procedures before an election, and its website has been down since last July, highlighting the opacity and disarray surrounding the process.
Venezuela, el triunfo de la paz autoritaria | Nueva Sociedad

Jan 11, 2025 | nuso.org | José Natanson |Pablo Stefanoni |Tony Frangie Mawad |Ricardo Heredia

En una deslucida e hipervigilada ceremonia en la sede de la Asamblea Nacional en Caracas, Nicolás Maduró juró para un tercer mandato como presidente de Venezuela.
Maduro 3.0: el fin de la legitimidad electoral

Jan 6, 2025 | nuso.org | José Natanson |Pablo Stefanoni |Tony Frangie Mawad |Ricardo Heredia

Las elecciones presidenciales del 28 de julio en Venezuela no resolvieron el conflicto político que atraviesa el país, sino que volvieron a agudizarlo. El anuncio de los «resultados» por parte del rector principal del Consejo Nacional Electoral (CNE) en la madrugada del 29 abrió la puerta a una nueva etapa en el proceso de consolidación autoritaria del gobierno de Nicolás Maduro.
Elisa Lerner –The Venezuelan 20th Century Chronicler– Rides The Bifrost | Caracas Chronicles

Nov 25, 2024 | caracaschronicles.com | Tony Frangie Mawad

Uncategorized Elisa Lerner –The Venezuelan 20th Century Chronicler– Rides The Bifrost The Venezuelan writer died in Caracas at the age of 92. For someone of my generation, she was a wonderful portal to the country I never knew. Elisa Lerner, the acclaimed Venezuelan writer, came into my life because of the explosion that shook Beirut in 2020. At that time, when I was barely 23 years old, I published in El Estímulo a kind of love letter to the Lebanese capital.
Chavismo’s Wishful Thinking on Trump Could Be Short Lived

Nov 12, 2024 | caracaschronicles.com | Tony Frangie Mawad

Uncategorized Chavismo’s Wishful Thinking on Trump Could Be Short Lived Both Machado’s old ties with the international right and the particular agenda of the new Trumpian era make every side to expect good things from the unpredictable Republican “In his first government, President Donald Trump did not do well for us.
Long-running tropical forest research stalls amid Venezuelan crisis

Nov 11, 2024 | news.mongabay.com | Tony Frangie Mawad

Venezuela’s economic, institutional and economic collapse has put at risk a long-standing forest plot research network. With highly biodiverse forests covering about half of Venezuela’s total area, the country has some of the longest-running forest monitoring projects in the tropics, which represented a pioneering effort in understanding old-growth forest dynamics in the Amazon Basin.
How the End of Apartheid Created Danny Ocean

Oct 24, 2024 | caracaschronicles.com | Tony Frangie Mawad

Life How the End of Apartheid Created Danny Ocean In his new album, Venequia, the Venezuelan pop star mixes reggaeton and protest in a personal reflection on political conflict and exile. This is the story behind the artist and his hits Months after a couple of visits to Venezuela, his first in years, Venezuelan singer-songwriter Danny Ocean (b. 1992) decided to write a new song.
After Venezuela's Credit Crunch, Cashea, a BNPL App, Is Booming

Oct 3, 2024 | caracaschronicles.com | Tony Frangie Mawad

Economy After Venezuela's Credit Crunch, Cashea, a BNPL App, Is Booming This service is enabling five million Venezuelans to buy now and pay later, fueling consumption across the country Ever since he saw yellow-clad Cashea promoters in the Tolón shopping mall in east Caracas, Luis Calatayud –a 25-year-old psychologist who lives in Caracas– has been using the app to buy things in the city: a Venezuelan Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) fintech app that allows consumers to make purchases and pay for...
Post-Electoral Unrest Also Shook Venezuela’s Showbiz

Oct 2, 2024 | caracaschronicles.com | Tony Frangie Mawad

Economy Post-Electoral Unrest Also Shook Venezuela’s Showbiz The closing of air routes, the fear of political retaliations and a deep fall of consumer spending in August put a halt, maybe temporary, to the country’s comeback to international live music Back in March, dancing alongside local salsa-pop singers Servando y Florentino, Colombian reggaeton super-star Karol G told her Caracas concert audience how happy she was to be back in Venezuela.