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This article appeared in the December 23, 2025 edition of the Monitor Daily.

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A buildup of democratic voices in Venezuela

Kurt Shillinger
Managing Editor

Anna Mulrine Grobe reports today on the Trump administration鈥檚 intentions in Venezuela, which it initially justified as a counternarcotics surge but has now expanded to target sanctioned oil tankers. As its military blockade of the South American country intensifies, so does speculation about regime change.

Within Venezuela, the U.S. buildup is having a galvanizing effect. Local opinion polls show overwhelming support for self-determination through internal dialogue and reconciliation. 鈥淲e believe 鈥 in the need to form a broad table where the different political sectors of the country are integrated in the search for a great national, democratic agreement,鈥 Jes煤s Gonz谩lez, a professor at the Central University of Venezuela, told Agencia EFE at a recent gathering of civil society organizations.


This article appeared in the December 23, 2025 edition of the Monitor Daily.

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