February 4, 2009 By Robert Amsterdam

Why Venezuela?

Some readers have noticed that I have started a new bilingual blog, Venezuela Report, which I am hoping to develop into an informative platform for discussion and debate about this Latin American country. Other readers are asking exactly what I think I am up to, venturing so far away from my pigeon-holed pastime of writing about Russian politics, energy, and business.

Let me attempt to answer some of these questions. 

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