Venezuela: Energy and Geopolitics

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Venezuela is in the midst of political and economic crisis. Low oil prices and mismanagement have devastated the country’s economy. Michael Matera (Director and Senior Fellow, CSIS Americas Program); Adam Sieminski (James R. Schlesinger Chair for Energy and Geopolitics at CSIS); and Kevin Book (Senior Associate, CSIS Energy & National Security Program) take us through the current situation in Venezuela, with a focus on implications for the oil sector.
 
For more background information on the situation in Venezuela, we recommend: Venezuela: Progressively Worse, But Hanging On and Venezuela in Dictatorship: How the United States and the International Community Can Help
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Adam Sieminski
Senior Adviser (Non-resident), Energy Security and Climate Change Program
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Kevin Book
Senior Adviser (Non-resident), Energy Security and Climate Change Program