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Moisés Naím Guest
Moisés Naím

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace / The Atlantic

Moisés Naím is a distinguished fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and a contributing editor to the Atlantic. He is the author of several books, including Illicit: How Smugglers, Traffickers and Copycats are Hijacking the Global Economy and The End of Power: From Boardrooms to Battlefields and Churches to States, Why Being in Charge Isn’t What It Used to Be.

A former editor of Foreign Policy magazine, from 1989-1990 Naim served as Venezuelan Minister of Industry and Trade.

FROM Moisés Naím

Is there a way out for Venezuela?
To the Point

Is there a way out for Venezuela? Venezuela sits atop the world's largest oil reserves but you wouldn't know it if you visited the country today. The country today seems on the verge of civil war. President Nicolas Maduro's repressive government has turned Venezuela into a kleptocracy, with people facing violence, organized crime and food shortages.

32 min, 54 sec Jun 02, 2017

Hugo Chavez: His Life and Legacy
To the Point

Hugo Chavez: His Life and Legacy During fourteen years as President, Hugo Chavez used Venezuela's vast oil resources to help the poor, which made him a hero to masses of people. It also earned the ongoing opposition of the previous ruling class while, in this country, Chavez was demonized as anti-capitalist and anti-American. What's the mood today in Caracas?

33 min, 28 sec Mar 06, 2013

Doomsday Scenarios
To the Point

Doomsday Scenarios When the Soviet Union developed nuclear weapons, the magazine Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists created the Doomsday Clock .  As the prospect of nuclear war gets more likely, the minute hand gets closer to midnight.  In January, when this program first aired, the hand was moved from seven minutes until midnight to five—the closest it's been…

Dec 31, 2007

Two Presidents Try to Concentrate Power, with Different Results
To the Point

Two Presidents Try to Concentrate Power, with Different Results Yesterday's elections in Russia and Venezuela were watched around the world for signs of how democracy is faring in those very different countries. Vladimir Putin and Hugo Chavez were both accused of unfairly using government resources to influence elections important to their own political futures.

7 min, 57 sec Dec 03, 2007

Will Voters Give Hugo Chávez All the Power He Wants?
To the Point

Will Voters Give Hugo Chávez All the Power He Wants? The King of Spain has asked Hugo Chavez to "shut up," but the President of Venezuela is making his voice heard--at home and around the world. First elected in 1998, Hugo Chavez has survived an attempted coup, a two-month general strike and a recall election. Last year, he was returned to office with more than 60% of the vote.

35 min, 23 sec Nov 30, 2007

Doomsday Scenarios: What to Believe?
To the Point

Doomsday Scenarios: What to Believe? When the Soviet Union developed nuclear weapons, the magazine Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists created the "Doomsday Clock."  As the prospect of nuclear war gets more likely, the minute hand gets closer to midnight.  This week, the hand was moved from seven minutes to night to five --the closest it's been since the Cold War.

34 min, 59 sec Jan 19, 2007

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What are charter schools?
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What are charter schools? LAUSD teachers were picket lines for a second day Tuesday. And this morning the teachers union organized a march to the California Charter Schools Association office downtown, to draw attention to their criticisms of local charter schools. But what are charter schools anyway?

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