Interview With Paul Dobson, of Venezuela Analysis (2019)

I spent several weeks in Caracas, Venezuela, in 2019, at a time when the US was attempting to create chaos in the country (by sabotaging the electricity grid), and Western media was reporting there was chaos. There wasn′t chaos, I saw Venezuelans helping one another during the period of power outages. I also saw tremendous displays of support for their government, including up in the hills of one of the largest, poorest, barrios. Paul has been living in Venezuela for 14 years and has intimate knowledge of the country, having lived and worked in various regions from southeast to the west. He has connections with indigenous and civil society groups and has a deep understanding of the economic, social, political and cultural realities of Venezuela. I interviewed him on Venezuela Analaysis, an independent English-language news site which began in 2002 and has provided needed covered of events in Venezuela. Following are some of Paul’s recent articles/commentaries on Venezuela: -Venezuela: A Diplomatic Coup? VA’s on-the-ground journalist Paul Dobson explains why Guaido’s attempted coup has had next to no impact within Venezuela. Related: