# Venezuela After Maduro

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Podcast: [What Happens Next in 6 Minutes](https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-happens-next-in-6-minutes-3365845)
Published: 2026-01-31T13:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.whathappensnextin6minutes.com/p/venezuela-after-maduro
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## Resource

Our speaker is Francisco Rodriguez who is a Senior Research Fellow at the Center for Economic and Policy Research and the author of the recent book The Collapse of Venezuela: Scorched Earth Politics and Economic Decline, 2012-2020 . I want to learn from Francisco about the importance of sanctions to explain the catastrophic performance of Venezuela’s economy for the past 20 years. I also want to hear about whether the US should encourage a negotiated settlement between members of the regime and its opposition to create a functioning civil society. Get full access to What Happens Next in 6 Minutes with Larry Bernstein at www.whathappensnextin6minutes.com/subscribe

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