The West against the rest? Democracy versus autocracy promotion in Venezuela
Author
Gratius, Susanne
Entity
UAM. Departamento de Ciencia Política y Relaciones InternacionalesPublisher
WileyDate
2021-05-26Citation
10.1111/blar.13243
Bulletin of Latin American Research 41.1 (2021): 141-158
ISSN
1470-9856DOI
10.1111/blar.13243Editor's Version
https://doi.org/10.1111/blar.13243Subjects
autocracy promotion; democracy promotion; external actors; foreign policy; transition; Venezuela; DerechoRights
© 2021 by the authorsAbstract
Venezuela provides a strong test case for the weakening of democracy and the strengthening of autocracy promotion. External actors are a key part of the domestic political game: the European Union and the United States (EUUS) promote ‘democracy by coercion’ and recognised Juan Guaidó as president, whereas China, Cuba and Russia (CCR) bolster the regime of Nicolás Maduro. A comparative foreign policy analysis argues that, firstly, EUUS sanctions have resulted in strengthening CCR's autocratic leverage and linkage; and secondly, the division ‘between the West and the Rest’ has posed an additional obstacle for a transition to democracy and national reconstruction
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