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Things in Venezuela just keep getting worse. Fatalities are mounting as millions of protesters take to the streets almost daily to demand the ouster of their increasingly authoritarian president, Nicolás Maduro. In response, the president has unleashed a bloody retaliation and is making a new power grab.
But how long this can last is up to the military at this point, writes Benigno Alarcón. Maduro’s regime depends heavily on the armed forces’ willingness to repress the Venezuelan people. And if his generals stop obeying orders, it’s game over for Maduro.
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If Maduro is to stay in power, he needs to keep these guys on his side.
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Benigno Alarcón, Andres Bello Catholic University (UCAB)
If the military abandons Venezuela's power-grabbing president, it's game over for the Maduro regime.
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Health + Medicine
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Hamish Graham, Centre for Community Child Health; Patrick Walker, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute; Trevor Duke, University of Melbourne
By committing ourselves to understanding how interventions work on the ground, we have the opportunity to save the millions who die unnecessarily each and every year.
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Felix Abrahams Obi, University of Nigeria; Ejemai Eboreime, University of the Witwatersrand
More than 788 health facilities have been destroyed in parts of North-Eastern Nigeria captured by Boko Haram insurgents, crippling health services in the area.
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Business + Economy
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Eviane Cheng Leidig, University of Oslo
Trump's review on H1-B visa will directly impact high-skilled Indian workers.
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Environment + Energy
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Tim Doherty, Deakin University; Aaron J. Wirsing, University of Washington; Chris Dickman, University of Sydney; Dale Nimmo, Charles Sturt University; Euan Ritchie, Deakin University; Thomas Newsome, Deakin University
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