Under the auspices of his Bolivarian revolution, Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez has drastically undermined the country’s democratic institutions, concentrated power in his hands, and engaged in costly “petrodollar” diplomacy as poverty and insecurity have grown at home. Although Chávez’s recent speech at the United Nations (UN) General Assembly in October...

What does his reelection mean for populism in the region?

Panelists will discuss the future of the Venezuelan political economy and what it means for the new U.S. administration's policy toward the region.