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John Polga-Hecimovich 🧉

@jpolga.bsky.social
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Political scientist at the U.S. Naval Academy, Minnesotan, Latin Americanist

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European Political Science @epsjournal.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
❇️ FirstView - 📖 Book Review 💬'...an innovative approach...’ Mariana Vahlis reviews "Authoritarian Consolidation in Times of Crisis: Venezuela under Nicolás Maduro", Edited by @jpolga.bsky.social & Raul Sanchez Urribarri @routledgebooks.bsky.social, 2025 👉https://buff.ly/82Ml3uG
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Joseph Yans @joeyans.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
🇺🇸🇻🇪Learn more about the political and economic state of Venezuela after Maduro's abduction in the latest Wyoming Star piece with @crisisgroup.org's Phillip Gunson, @jpolga.bsky.social, and analyst Tom Kloza. wyomingstarnews.org/2026/02/18/e... #Venezuela #USA #politics #economy #analytics
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EXCLUSIVE: Venezuela After Maduro. The Long Shadow of the White House. | Wyoming Star
On January 3, 2026, the White House released a gallery of photographs under the blunt title: Operation Absolute Resolve. In the images, US special ... read at Wyoming Star. Stay informed with expert i...
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John Polga-Hecimovich 🧉 @jpolga.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
As Jeri falls, it is clear that Peru is ensconced in an "impeachment trap" from which it cannot escape: www.researchgate.net/publication/... I wrote here about why the Peruvian legislature keeps doing this: www.gisreportsonline.com/r/peru-presi...
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(PDF) Latin America. Between Governability Crises and the Impeachment Trap
PDF | Impeachment has become more prevalent across Latin America in recent years. This chapter maps the evolution and use of impeachment as a... | Find, read and cite all the research you need on Rese...
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Antulio Rosales @antuliorosales.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
I wanted to make a thread about the useful analyses coming out about the situation in Venezuela, but there is a lot, and everyday new things come out. It may be more useful to share some of the existing analysis of how we got here. Books in no particular order and on various themes/issues... 🧵
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John Polga-Hecimovich 🧉 @jpolga.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
I wrote about what political science research suggests about democracy building in Venezuela after the way Nicolás Maduro was removed: blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/20... We'll see what comes of María Corina Machado's meeting today with Trump-
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In Venezuela, the US has removed a dictator, but shows little sign of building a democracy | USAPP
While Maduro has been removed, Venezuela remains a dictatorship, and one that is unlikely to transition to a democracy without specific US interventions.
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LSE US Politics and Policy blog - USAPP @lseusablog.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
In Venezuela, the US has removed a dictator, but shows little sign of building a democracy writes @jpolga.bsky.social of the U.S. Naval Academy blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/20...
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In Venezuela, the US has removed a dictator, but shows little sign of building a democracy | USAPP
While Maduro has been removed, Venezuela remains a dictatorship, and one that is unlikely to transition to a democracy without specific US interventions.
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Maria I. Puerta Riera 🌻 @maripuerta.com · 10/01/2026
@jpolga.bsky.social: "Delcy Rodríguez gobierna entre Washington y el núcleo duro del chavismo" agendapublica.es/noticia/2054...
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John Polga-Hecimovich, analista especializado en el poder chavista: "Delcy Rodríguez gobierna entre Washington y el núcleo duro del chavismo"
El mundo mira con atención a lo que sucede en Caracas tras la detención de Nicolás Maduro. El académico norteamericano John Polga-Hecimovich es uno de los analistas con más conocimiento del régimen ch...
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John Polga-Hecimovich 🧉 @jpolga.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Delighted to see The Economist list 'Authoritarian Consolidation in Times of Crisis' as one of "six books to read about Venezuela" Our volume available here and other places: www.routledge.com/Authoritaria... www.economist.com/culture/2026...
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Six books to read about Venezuela
They explain the country’s slide from democracy to dictatorship
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John Polga-Hecimovich 🧉 @jpolga.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
I’m pleased to share my new publication with Javier Rodríguez-Sandoval in the Revista Uruguaya de Ciencia Política: “Las elecciones presidenciales de Ecuador 2025: ¿Realineamiento y bipartidismo sin partidos?” Full-text available here: revistasfcs.edu.uy/index.php/ru...
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Las elecciones presidenciales de Ecuador 2025: ¿realineamiento y bipartidismo sin partidos? | Revista Uruguaya de Ciencia Política
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Joseph Yans @joeyans.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
🇺🇸🇻🇪As the US-Venezuela relations crisis continues, Wyoming Star explores potential military confrontation with @jpolga.bsky.social, IBI Consultants' Douglas Farah, and FIU's Brian Fonseca. Learn more: wyomingstarnews.org/2025/11/03/e... #USA #Venezuela #politics #analytics #military #crime
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Hopkins Press @hopkinspress.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
Read John Polga-Hecimovich's "Transnational Organized Crime and the Venezuelan State" in the new issue of Georgetown Journal of International Affairs, now available to read via @projectmuse.bsky.social muse.jhu.edu/article/965801
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Project MUSE - Transnational Organized Crime and the Venezuelan State
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John Polga-Hecimovich 🧉 @jpolga.bsky.social · 27/07/2025
New piece out for GIS: Organized crime is evolving—and spreading—across Latin America, infiltrating not just streets, but states. 🇸🇻 Mano dura may win votes. ⚖️ But real security needs justice, reform & regional coordination. Read here 👉 www.gisreportsonline.com/r/organized-...
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Organized crime and security in Latin America – GIS Reports
Transnational crime in Latin America is growing across the region, posing a challenge to democracies.
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John Polga-Hecimovich 🧉 @jpolga.bsky.social · 27/07/2025
New article out now in the Georgetown Journal of International Affairs, "Transnational Organized Crime and the Venezuelan State". 📰 muse.jhu.edu/article/965801 📄 DOI: doi.org/10.1353/gia.... In it, I examine the relationship between, well, transnational crime and the Venezuelan state under Maduro.
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Project MUSE - Transnational Organized Crime and the Venezuelan State
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Latinoamérica21 @latinoamerica21.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
🇻🇪 En #MiradaSemanal examinamos el contexto de la elección regional y la consolidación autoritaria en #Venezuela. 🎙️ Para esta edición entrevistamos a @jpolga.bsky.social y Raúl Sanchez Urribarri en compañía de Manuel Alcántara, @maripuerta.com y la conducción de Xavier Rodríguez Franco.
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Maria I. Puerta Riera 🌻 @maripuerta.com · 24/05/2025
Join us tomorrow for a Roundtable to discuss our book: “Authoritarian Consolidation in Times of Crisis: Venezuela under Nicolás Maduro” edited by @jpolga.bsky.social & Raúl Sánchez #LASA2025
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John Polga-Hecimovich 🧉 @jpolga.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
I wrote about Trump Administration rhetoric & policy in Latin America, and how Latin American states are being pushed to pick between the U.S. and China. www.gisreportsonline.com/r/latam-betw...
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Latin America between China and the U.S. – GIS Reports
Central and South America with the Caribbean face growing geopolitical pressure as Washington and Beijing compete for dominance south of the U.S. border.
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Antulio Rosales @antuliorosales.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
Today I got my copy of Authoritarian Consolidation in Times of Crisis, edited by @jpolga.bsky.social and Raúl Sánchez Urribarrí. A nice present in troubled times. Thanks to the editors for their amazing work and to @benedictebull.bsky.social and Manuel Sutherland for awesome team effort.
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John Polga-Hecimovich 🧉 @jpolga.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
I'm delighted that Authoritarian Consolidation in Times of Crisis: Venezuela under Nicolás Maduro, the book I co-edited with Raúl Sánchez Urribarrí, has officially been published! It is available at in paperback, hardcover and eBook almost everywhere. See: www.routledge.com/Authoritaria...
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Authoritarian Consolidation in Times of Crisis: Venezuela under Nicolás Maduro
Bringing together experts from across the social sciences, this volume examines the consolidation of authoritarianism in Venezuela under the government of Nicolás Maduro. Taking a comparative perspect...
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John Polga-Hecimovich 🧉 @jpolga.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
In light of today's news, I'm reposting something that Charles Larratt-Smith and I wrote about TdA late last year: americasquarterly.org/article/how-...
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How Much of a Threat is Tren de Aragua in the U.S.?
The Venezuelan prison gang was a frequent theme in Donald Trump’s campaign rhetoric on immigration. But its reach in the U.S. is exaggerated.
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John Polga-Hecimovich 🧉 @jpolga.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
Day 1 of my "Comparative Politics of Latin America" course:
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John Polga-Hecimovich 🧉 @jpolga.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
The ongoing political and economic crisis in #Bolivia seems to have flown under the international radar. I wrote about what all of this likely means for the country's 2025 elections and beyond: www.gisreportsonline.com/r/bolivia-po...
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Bolivia’s political chaos puts economy at risk – GIS Reports
Bolivia faces a confluence of political infighting, external pressures and the risk of economic collapse as the 2025 presidential election nears.
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John Polga-Hecimovich 🧉 @jpolga.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
What a delightful present from colleague and friend Mike Kellermann! (Also, #IYKYK)
A red t-shirt with the words "Juan Linz was right" around the outline of the White House
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No Suma Cero @nosumacero.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
Researchers and experts in Latin America and Inter-American affairs. Investigadores y expertos en América Latina y en asuntos interamericanos. [Español - English - Português - Français] go.bsky.app/LnqWyHT
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John Polga-Hecimovich 🧉 @jpolga.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
The Los Angeles Times interviewed me about U.S.-Mexican and Chinese-Mexican relations in light of Trump's tariff proposals. (I thought I was just giving background, but they used the whole interview). www.latimes.com/world-nation...
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Trump's tariffs brought China and Mexico closer. Will his second term change that?
China has strengthened trade with Latin America at the expense of the U.S. But Donald Trump, who threatens to raise tariffs on Mexico, could upend those ties.
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John Polga-Hecimovich 🧉 @jpolga.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
Grateful to be quoted alongside some really smart people in this @tomphillips.bsky.social article about Nicolás Maduro assuming his third six-year term tomorrow. I sincerely hope that my pessimism is misplaced: www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
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Venezuela tumbles deeper into dictatorship with Nicolás Maduro set to extend 12-year rule
Global democratic leaders pledge a boycott as exiled opposition leader vows to return to challenge ceremony
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John Polga-Hecimovich 🧉 @jpolga.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
Happy to share my commentary on next month's presidential election in #Ecuador in @The_Dialogue's Latin America Advisor (originally written on Dec 20): tinyurl.com/3vaje8az
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John Polga-Hecimovich 🧉 @jpolga.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
I guess that's *one* important thing that happened on January 6
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John Polga-Hecimovich 🧉 @jpolga.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
Charles Larratt-Smith and I wrote about the exaggerated threat of the Tren de Aragua in the U.S.: www.americasquarterly.org/article/how-...
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How Much of a Threat is Tren de Aragua in the U.S.?
The Venezuelan prison gang was a frequent theme in Donald Trump’s campaign rhetoric on immigration. But its reach in the U.S. is exaggerated.
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John Polga-Hecimovich 🧉 @jpolga.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
It appears that the EU and Mercosur/Mercosul have finally reached a trade deal. I wrote about the deal last month and what it would mean:
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John Polga-Hecimovich 🧉 @jpolga.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
Pedro Castillo to Yoon Suk Yeol
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John Polga-Hecimovich 🧉 @jpolga.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
Juan Linz was right!
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John Polga-Hecimovich 🧉 @jpolga.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
Oh, you don't say? www.wsj.com/world/americ...
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Exclusive | More Oil for Fewer Migrants: Trump Is Urged to Make Deal With Venezuela
Lobbying efforts push for negotiations with strongman Nicolás Maduro instead of seeking regime change.
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John Polga-Hecimovich 🧉 @jpolga.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Mañana en el Taller de Liderazgo Político en la UBA junto a Magdalena López y Miguel de Luca! 🕐22/11 - 17 hs (hora BBAA) 📍UBA, Sala de Consejo Directivo (1° piso), y también en YouTube
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John Polga-Hecimovich 🧉 @jpolga.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Latin American militaries in the news a lot right now for all the wrong reasons in Mexico, Bolivia, and now Brazil. All three also just happen to be places where populist politicians have effectively politicized the armed forces...
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John Polga-Hecimovich 🧉 @jpolga.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
I wrote about the potential EU-Mercosur trade deal here and what it would mean for Europe, Latin America, and the rest of the world: www.gisreportsonline.com/r/implicatio...
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Implications of an EU-Mercosur trade deal – GIS Reports
For over two decades, Europe and the South American bloc have been negotiating a free trade agreement. Despite obstacles, they may soon agree on ratification.
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