Moisés Naím

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace / The Atlantic

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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.

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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.

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.

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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.

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.

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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…

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…

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