Venezuela’s mining arc: a legal veneer for armed groups to plunder

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Forgotten parts of southern Venezuela are of key importance to the political future of the country. Communities abandoned by the state – and the armed groups that prey on them – merit more concern from international actors disputing Venezuela’s future. Peace in Venezuela cannot be achieved without taking the south into account.

Read my article for The Guardian.

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