Trump, Biden, and Venezuelan sanctions

by Canning House Associate Fellow Andrew Thompson

Every week, Andrew Thompson draws on his great wealth of knowledge and experience of Latin America to bring our audience in-depth insights on economics, political risk, and business in the region.

This week, as the final votes are tallied up in the 2020 US Elections, Canning House Associate Fellow Andrew Thompson considers the possible approaches of the presidential candidates to US sanctions in Venezuela.

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What happened?

At the time of writing it is not clear whether Joe Biden or Donald Trump will be the next US president, but whoever gets the job will at some point next year have to take a decision on whether to maintain economic sanctions against Venezuela.

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