USA attackerar båtar i Karibien och har placerat militära fartyg utanför Venezuelas kust. Vad är det egentligen som händer? 

I dagens avsnitt går vi igenom delar av Venezuelas politiska historia och diskuterar landets sociala och ekonomiska problem. Vi berättar om den senaste tidens händelser , oron för en amerikansk invasion och den venezuelanska politiska oppositionen. 

Vi berättar även om hur vi upplevde Venezuela när vi besökte landet 2024. 

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Kontakt: latinamerikapodden@gmail.com

Källförteckning:

EBSCO Research Starters – Venezuela Declares Independence

Britannica – Venezuela: Andes, Geography & Climate

U.S. EIA – Country Analysis Brief: Venezuela

Washington Post – Rubio Compares Maduro to Gaddafi (2019)

Independent – Rubio Tweets Gaddafi Reference to Maduro (2019)

AP News – U.S. Policy Toward Venezuela (2019)

Politico – Trump and Rubio on Venezuela (2019)

BBC – Venezuela Crisis Overview (2019)

U.S. Treasury – Sanctions on Venezuela (2019)

Miami Herald – U.S.-Venezuela Tensions Rise (2019)

CFR – Venezuela Crisis (2023)

Newsweek – U.S. Warships Positioned Near Venezuela (2025)

Al Jazeera – U.S. Military Forces off Venezuela Coast (2025)

Reuters – U.S. Strikes on Boats Near Venezuela (2025)

Visual Capitalist – Countries With Largest Oil Reserves

Britannica – Venezuela: Oil, Agriculture, Manufacturing

Newsweek – Colombian President Accuses U.S. of Killing Fisherman (2025)

CFR – U.S.-Venezuela Relations: A Complex History

Perspectivas – Historia del negocio petrolero en Venezuela

Kulesza, Marta – IPE Working Paper on Venezuela (2017)

BBC – Venezuela: Chávez Era and Aftermath (2011, 2016)

The Guardian – Hugo Chávez Obituary (2013)

Brookings – U.S.-Venezuela Relations (2020)

Britannica – Hugo Chávez Biography

The Guardian – Venezuela’s Oil Collapse (2021)

IMF – Country Data: Venezuela

Pew Research – Hugo Chávez’s Presidency (2013)

Freedom House – Freedom in the World: Venezuela (2012)

The Economist – Chávez: The Legacy (2013)

Reuters – Venezuela Inflation 2024

OPEC – Member Country: Venezuela

World Bank – Petroleum Prices Indicator

Brookings – Venezuela: The Paradox of Plenty

Human Rights Watch – World Report: Venezuela 2013

United Nations – Reports on Venezuela

Reuters – Venezuela Power Crisis Facts (2019)

Economic Times – Maduro Urges U.S. to Avoid War (2025)

Reuters – New U.S. Strike Near Venezuela (2025)

Al Jazeera – Three Killed in U.S. Strike on Caribbean Vessel (2025)

BBC – Venezuela: Political Timeline (2025)

Biography.com – Hugo Chávez

UN General Assembly – Venezuela 2006 Speech

CFR – Timeline: U.S.-Venezuela Relations

Al Jazeera – Latin America News Coverage

JSTOR – Academic Articles on Venezuela

UNDP – Human Development Report

IMF – World Economic Outlook Database

CEPR – Venezuela Economic Report (2007)

The Guardian – Hugo Chávez

Al Jazeera – Legality of U.S. Strikes Near Venezuela (2025)

Chatham House – U.S. Attacks on “Drug Boats” and International Law (2025)

CFR – Trump’s Venezuela Boat Strikes Test U.S. Law (2025)

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Fredsavtalet från 2016 mellan gerillagruppen FARC och den colombianska staten var unik i sitt slag. Men vad hände sen? I dagens avsnitt diskuterar vi bakgrunden till fredsöverenskommelsen och några utav problemen som landet står inför idag. 

Instagram: @latinamerikapodden 

Kontakt: latinamerikapodden@gmail.com

Källförteckning:

FN – Verifieringsrapport om Colombias fredsavtal (UN Verification Mission, 2023)

INDEPAZ – Årsrapport 2023

Transparency International – Corruption and Anti-Corruption in Colombia (2021)

Corruption, Justice & Legitimacy – Endangering the Peace (2022)

The Guardian – Colombia Peace Process Falters (2023)

El Espectador – Obstáculos de la Paz Total (2024)

Human Rights Watch – Colombia: Events of 2023

Centro de Memoria Histórica – 262,197 muertos dejó el conflicto armado

Comisión de la Verdad – Informe final en cifras

Portal para la Paz – Implementación del Acuerdo de Paz (2025)

El Espectador – Informe Kroc sobre implementación del Acuerdo de Paz (2024)

FN – UN Verification Mission in Colombia (DPPA)

Reuters – Colombia’s Illegal Armed Groups Grew in 2023 (2024)

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I dagens avsnitt pratar vi om Argentinas turbulenta politiska historia. Vi diskuterar peronismen och några centrala politiska figurer därifrån, ekonomiska och sociala problem som landet stått inför och hur dessa utvecklats samt Javier Milei och hans politiska ideologi.

Instagram: @latinamerikapodden 

Kontakt: latinamerikapodden@gmail.com

Källförteckning: 

AP News – One year Javier Milei

Britannica – Radical Civic Union

CFR – Argentina’s Struggle for Stability

Reuters – Argentina to Dismantle Currency Controls (2015)

The Guardian – Cristina Kirchner Sentenced for Fraud (2022)

Reuters – Argentina Lifts Currency Controls (2015)

The Guardian – Argentina Floats Peso (2015)

Reuters – Milei to Boost Social Spending (2025)

Reuters – Milei Suffers Electoral Setback (2025)

AP News – Corruption Scandal Hits Milei and Sister (2025)

Svenska Dagbladet – Högern måste lära av Mileis kulturkrig

Reuters – Argentina Inflation Falls to 1.5% (2025)

Trading Economics – Argentina Inflation Rate 2025

Wikipedia – Economic History of Argentina

Buenos Aires Herald – Milei’s Reduced Cabinet Sworn In (2024)

El País – Milei: Preacher and Rock Star (2023)

Buenos Aires Times – The Making of a President: Milei’s Life Before Politics (2023)

Reuters – Argentina Election: Key Takeaways from Milei’s Win (2023)

Britannica – Javier Milei: Policies & Profile

AP News – Milei Corruption Scandal with Karina (2025)

The Guardian – Karina Milei Kickback Allegations (2025)

RSF – Threat to Press Freedom in Argentina (2025)

AP News – Milei Cryptocurrency Fraud Charges (2025)

Reuters – Government Denies Bribe Speculations (2025)

Buenos Aires Times – Libra Case: Prosecutor Seeks Milei Phone Probe (2025)

La Nación – Government Ends Investigative Unit (2025)

Reuters – Trump Meets Milei, $20B Bailout Deal (2025)

AP News – Trump and Milei Discuss IMF Aid (2025)

Politico – Trump–Milei IMF Meeting (2025)

PIIE – Argentina Rescue Won’t Save Peso (2025)

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