The versatile amalgam
Interests and corruption in Russia-Venezuela relations
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12189889 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Alejandro Cardozo (0000-0002-4461-3285, Universidad de los Andes, corresponding author), Víctor M Mijares (0000-0003-4110-7763, Universidad de los Andes) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Issue | 109 |
| Pages | 181-202 |
| Publication date | 2020-05-20 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | European Review of Latin American and Caribbean Studies | Revista Europea de Estudios Latinoamericanos y del Caribe (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0924-0608 • E-ISSN: 1879-4750 |
| Publisher | CEDLA - Centro de Estudios y Documentacion (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.32992/erlacs.10557 |
| OpenAlex | W3026078243 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
The Russia-Venezuela relations are the most controversial of those between Latin American states and extra-regional powers, due to the military-technical nature of its original links its implications for Russian-United States rivalry, and over the hemispheric security and democracy. This article explores these from the role of Russian-Venezuelan corruption as a versatile amalgam within the alliance from 2005 to 2018. Based on a descriptive research design, the systematization of scattered information, and the application of a congruence method, we infer that corruption contributes to improving Russian-Venezuelan political cohesion. Our inference indicates that these ties, in addition to serving Russian-Venezuelan geopolitical interests regarding the United States, constitute a cycle in which political corruption strengthens the alliance, favouring special corporate interests, undermining rule of law, encouraging corruption, and revitalizing authoritarianism in Venezuela. Resumen: Una amalgama versátil: Intereses y corrupción en las relaciones ruso-venezolanasLas relaciones entre Rusia y Venezuela son las más controvertidas entre los estados latinoamericanos y las potencias extrarregionales, debido a la naturaleza técnico-militar de sus vínculos originales, sus implicaciones para la rivalidad ruso-estadounidense, y sobre la seguridad hemisférica y la democracia. Este artículo explora lo anterior desde el papel de la corrupción ruso-venezolana como una amalgama versátil dentro de la alianza entre 2005 y 2018. Basado en un diseño de investigación descriptivo, sistematización de información dispersa y aplicación de un método de congruencia, inferimos que la corrupción contribuye a mejorar la cohesión política ruso-venezolana. Nuestra inferencia indica que estos lazos, además de servir a los intereses geopolíticos ruso-venezolanos con respecto a los Estados Unidos, constituyen un ciclo en el que la corrupción política fortalece la alianza, favorece intereses corporativos especiales, socava el estado de derecho, fomenta la corrupción y revitaliza el autoritarismo en Venezuela
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| Citations per year | 1.5 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2020 - 2024 (5) |
| Highly cited | No |