Phil Gunson Senior Analyst, Andes Caracas, Venezuela Please submit all media inquiries to pgunson@crisisgroup.org or call +57 60 1 256 5769 ext 101 or +32 (0) 2 536 00 71 Crisis Group Role As Andes Project Senior Analyst, Phil researches and produces Crisis Group policy materials and conducts advocacy on political issues in the Andes region, focusing primarily on the Venezuelan political situation. He has spent almost 40 years reporting on Latin America for a wide variety of news media, including the BBC World Service, The Guardian, Newsweek, The Miami Herald and The Economist. In the 1980s he covered the wars in Central America, and in the late 1990s he was Latin America correspondent for The Guardian, based in Mexico City. He has coauthored two books on the region, including a two-volume political dictionary of Latin America and the Caribbean. Areas of Expertise Venezuela Conflict resolution Latin America politics Professional Background Consultant, International Crisis Group (2012-2015) Correspondent, The Economist (2000-2015) MA in English literature Cambridge University University Degree Languages English (native) Spanish (fluent) In The News 3 Nov 2022 [Venezuelan President Maduro] can use repression and fraud to stay in power. But I think he would far rather win a relatively clean election. NPR Phil Gunson Senior Analyst, Andes 13 Jul 2022 There’s a lot of different centers of power in Venezuela and not all of them are aligned with Maduro or share his goal of seeing talks with the U.S. advance. AP Phil Gunson Senior Analyst, Andes 31 May 2021 Maduro is very isolated internationally. It's hard for him to trade. He can't renegotiate the massive debt that Venezuela has. So he needs some relief. NPR Phil Gunson Senior Analyst, Andes 7 Dec 2020 Unless he [Guaidó] is able to reinvent himself in some way, I think the Guaidó plan has clearly failed. The Guardian Phil Gunson Senior Analyst, Andes 11 Aug 2020 [Venezuela's] health service had collapsed long before sanctions were imposed. Foreign Policy Phil Gunson Senior Analyst, Andes 7 Jul 2020 [The Venezuelan Government] want[s] to make it quite clear that Guaidó is history. Minneapolis Star Tribune Phil Gunson Senior Analyst, Andes Latest Updates Commentary / Latin America & Caribbean 26 April 2022 The Struggle for Supremacy in Venezuela Podcast / Global 19 March 2022 The Fallout from Ukraine: Iran Talks Stalled; U.S. Woos Caracas? Commentary / Latin America & Caribbean 16 March 2022 A Twist in Caracas: Is a Venezuela-U.S. Reboot on the Cards? Also available in Español Op-Ed / Latin America & Caribbean 01 March 2022 Venezuela’s Crisis Could Be Another Casualty of Russia’s Ukraine Invasion Commentary / Latin America & Caribbean 30 August 2021 Venezuela: Making the Most of the Mexican Breakthrough Also available in Español Op-Ed / Latin America & Caribbean 19 February 2021 Venezuela’s Opposition Is Clinging to a Failed Strategy Q&A / Latin America & Caribbean 19 September 2019 Maduro Finds a “New Opposition” to Negotiate With Also available in Español Commentary / Latin America & Caribbean 15 March 2019 The Darkest Hours: Power Outages Raise the Temperature in Venezuela Also available in Español Q&A / Latin America & Caribbean 22 February 2019 High Noon over Humanitarian Aid at Venezuela’s Border Also available in Español Q&A / Latin America & Caribbean 24 January 2019 In Venezuela, a High-stakes Gambit Also available in Español Commentary / Latin America & Caribbean 17 May 2018 President Maduro’s Likely Re-election in Breadline Venezuela Also available in Español Op-Ed / Asia 11 April 2018 Why China Should Help Solve Venezuela’s Deepening Crisis Also available in 简体中文 Load more