Information on "Natural Resources" and "Venezuela"
January 2012
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Jan 2012
Firms Reported in Open Sources to Have Sold Iran Refined Petroleum Products Declined Since June 30, 2010
Author: Thomas Melito
Publisher: US Government Accountability Office (GAO), Washington, DC
This paper discusses the sale of refined petroleum products to Iran, which are subject to US sanctions. More on «Firms Reported in Open Sources to Have Sold Iran Refined Petroleum Products Declined Since June 30, 2010»
August 2011
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Aug 2011
Revisiting the Resource–Conflict Link: A Systematic Comparative Test of Causal Mechanisms in Four Major Oil-Exporting Countries
Author: Matthias Basedau, Annegret Mähler, Miriam Shabafrouz
Publisher: German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA)
Causal mechanisms and related contextual variables are crucial to the study of the resource–conflict link, but little systematic research has been done on their exact functioning. More on «Revisiting the Resource–Conflict Link: A Systematic Comparative Test of Causal Mechanisms in Four Major Oil-Exporting Countries»
January 2011
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Jan 2011
Conflict Prevention through Natural Resource Management?
Author: Annegret Mähler, Miriam Shabafrouz, Georg Strüver
Publisher: German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA)
Combining a medium‐N sample of oil-dependent countries and three in‐depth case studies, the authors evaluate different instruments of resource management and their effects on conflict risk factors. More on «Conflict Prevention through Natural Resource Management?»
November 2010
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24 Nov 2010
Venezuela: Issues in the 111th Congress
Author: Mark P Sullivan
Publisher: Congressional Research Service (CRS)
This publication outlines political developments in Venezuela since 1998 and US policy toward the country. More on «Venezuela: Issues in the 111th Congress»
February 2010
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Feb 2010
Do Oil Exports Fuel Defense Spending?
Author: Clayton K S Chun
Publisher: Strategic Studies Institute of the US Army War College (SSI)
This monograph explores the impact that oil revenue had on the national defense spending of five oil-exporting countries. More on «Do Oil Exports Fuel Defense Spending?»
October 2009
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Oct 2009
Oil in Venezuela: Triggering Violence or Ensuring Stability?
Author: Annegret Mähler
Publisher: German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA)
This paper studies the causal factors that make Venezuela, a country generally characterized by a low level of violence, an outlier among oil-producing states as a whole. More on «Oil in Venezuela: Triggering Violence or Ensuring Stability?»
January 2009
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Jan 2009
Foreign Policy as Provocation
Author: Günther Maihold
Publisher: Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP)
Many of Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez's appearances on the world stage can rightly be called provocations. More on «Foreign Policy as Provocation»
April 2008
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Apr 2008
How Not to Attack an Economist (and an Economy): Getting the Numbers Right
Author: Mark Weisbrot
Publisher: Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR)
This paper continues a debate over the extent of economic and social progress in Venezuela that began with an article in the March/April 2008 issue of Foreign Affairs. More on «How Not to Attack an Economist (and an Economy): Getting the Numbers Right»
March 2008
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Mar 2008
An Empty Research Agenda: The Creation of Myths About Contemporary Venezuela
Author: Mark Weisbrot
Publisher: Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR)
This paper looks at allegations against the government of Venezuela in a Foreign Affairs article titled "An Empty Revolution: The Unfulfilled Promises of Hugo Chávez," (March/April 2008). More on «An Empty Research Agenda: The Creation of Myths About Contemporary Venezuela»
January 2008
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15 Jan 2008
New Propaganda: The Public Diplomacy of the Authoritarian Regimes in China and Venezuela
Author: Javier Noya
Publisher: Elcano Royal Institute of International and Strategic Studies
This paper analyzes China's and Venezuela's use of public diplomacy to achieve international prominence, often referred to as 'new propaganda' or 'post-modern propaganda. More on «New Propaganda: The Public Diplomacy of the Authoritarian Regimes in China and Venezuela»
