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What’s new? As Nicolás Maduro forces dissidents to flee Venezuela, exiles have come to play important roles influencing both the opposition’s political strategy and international policy toward Caracas. Analysis of social media suggests that exile can lead opposition members to use strident rhetoric and advocate aggressive ideas more often than domestic counterparts. Why does it matter? Internationally facilitated negotiations remain Venezuela’s best path to peace, and the new U.S. administration might very well pursue them. Their success rests on all parties’ willingness to accep...

Published February 22, 2021 at 5:36 PM EST Listen • 5:00 Cancilleria de Peru VACUNAGATE Elizabeth Astete, who was forced to resign as Peru's Foreign Minister last week after saying she took COVID-19 vaccine doses reserved for others because she 'couldn't afford the luxury' of getting sick. Due to limited resources, delayed start-ups, chronic shortages — and official scandals — only a fraction of Latin America and the Caribbean has been inoculated. COVID-19 vaccine distribution has admittedly been dysfunctional in the U.S. But the situation in Latin America a...

Krewe du Kanaval in New Orleans. On Mardi Gras, 'Kanaval' host Leyla McCalla talks about the rich cultural connection between New Orleans music — meaning, really, American music — and Haiti. Today – that is, Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021 – has a lot of names. In English, it's Shrove Tuesday. In Portuguese, Carnaval. In French, Mardi Gras — Fat Tuesday. With the exception of this pandemic year, of course, few places celebrate it fatter than New Orleans, with floats rolling, dancers stomping, beads flying and horns blaring. In these uncertain times, you can rely on WLRN to keep you current ...

A healthcare worker in Brazil prepares a COVID vaccine dose. A leader of the global COVID vaccine procurement mission acknowledges the pandemic disaster in Latin America and the Caribbean is its "greatest priority." Latin America and the Caribbean have been hit disproportionately hard by COVID-19. The region has only 8% of the world's population, but it accounts for 28% of the world's coronavirus deaths. And as a developing region, it's had relatively little access to vaccines. WLRN is committed to providing South Florida with trusted news and information. In these uncertain times, our missi...

/ Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro (left) and U.S. President Joe Biden President Trump built diplomatic leverage on Venezuela, then lost it. President Biden can get it back — but Venezuelan exiles need to adjust expectations. Before leaving office last month, President Trump suspended deportations for Venezuelan exiles living in the U.S. That protection matters because Venezuela's humanitarian disaster, one of the worst in South American history, isn't likely to end anytime soon. The question now is, what can President Biden do to end that crisis? Can he succeed where Trump failed in hel...