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Nikolas Kozloff

He holds a PhD in Latin American history from Oxford University. He is the author of "Revolution! South America and the Rise of the New Left" (Palgrave-Macmillan, 2008) and "Hugo Chavez: Oil, Politics, and the Challenge to the U.S." (University Nebraska Press)

4 articles

Latin America’s Media Battle Continues

Spinning the Honduran Coup

by Nikolas Kozloff

5 July 2009

In Latin America, the media have become a powerful force to be reckoned with in the confrontation between the western-leaning capitalist class and the tide of people’s movements which have swung into power. Unsurprisingly, the crackdown in Honduras against progressive media such as Telesur was (...)

Obama’s Real Message to Latin America?

The Coup in Honduras

by Nikolas Kozloff

29 June 2009

On July 28, troops in Honduras ousted President Manuel Zelaya and flew him out of the country. Praised by the traditional left for his economic policies and social reforms, Zelaya’s alliance with Hugo Chavez and growing relationship with the ALBA countries were sharply rebuked by the more (...)

Venezuela’s War of Religion

by Nikolas Kozloff

Caracas (Venezuela) | 26 October 2005

Reportedly, hyperactive Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez has cut down on his espresso intake, from a full 26 cups a day to 16. Judging from his actions, however, you’d never know that “Hurricane Hugo” has slowed down. In a move that is surely bound to alienate the United States yet further, (...)

What A Difference Three Years Can Make: Bush Rebuffed in Venezuela (Again)

by Nikolas Kozloff

Caracas (Venezuela) | 8 April 2005

George W. Bush
For George Bush the news could not have been worse. Having failed, according to credible accounts, to dislodge firebrand Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez by force in an April 2002 coup d’etat, Bush now must come to terms with the fact that Venezuela has cultivated strong (...)