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Why Maduro is blocking Venezuela-bound humanitarian aid when so many people in his country need it

  • Written by Morten Wendelbo, Research Fellow, American University School of Public Affairs
Venezuelan soldiers stand guard on the bridge linking their country and Colombia, under orders to obstruct U.S. humanitarian aid.AP Photo/Fernando Llano

Relations between the United States and Venezuela have been strained since the late Hugo Chávez rose to power two decades ago. They got worse when the Trump administration recognized...

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