Imdat Oner

Policy Analyst at Jack D. Gordon Institute, ex-diplomático in Caracas,
Ph.D. (FIU), Expert on Turkey, Venezuela, Latin America

[Imdat Oner @imdat_oner]

Yazilarimi paylasayim da Venezuela uzmani oldugum belli olsun:)

National Interest https://t.co/PlDbqiuy9W

Miami Herald
https://t.co/prMpsQpC4T

Global Americans
https://t.co/HPKJafTQRg

Ahval
https://t.co/fPSRLjzjEM

Foreign Affairs Latinoamerica
https://t.co/59psbuxeQx

[Aaron Rupar @atrupar]

CNN PROJECTS THAT SCOTT COLOM WINS THE SENATE RACE IN MISSISSIPPI!

[Imdat Oner @imdat_oner]

The generational losses are sparking new discussions among Hill Republicans about who should lead the party. Many argue the race to carry the mantle is now wide open — including a faction who view #Rubio as a better fit, given that voters may continue to tie #Vance to the president’s unpopularity
https://t.co/cazMPHf8hX

[Latinometrics @LatamData]

VENEZUELA | Shakira returns to Venezuela for the first time in 16 years as part of her 2027 Latin American tour.

(Infobae)

[Imdat Oner @imdat_oner]

@SezinOney @GavinNewsom Hiç şansı yok mevcut şartlarda. Jon Ossoff'tan daha iyisi yok şu an.

[Germania Rodriguez Poleo @iamGermania]

meanwhile, Venezuelas ecosystems are being destroyed by dictatorship-sanctioned illegal mining

photo cred: @Fritz_A_Sanchez

[Imdat Oner @imdat_oner]

The Global South welcomes Lula like a rock star at the COP31 summit in Turkey!

[Lula @LulaOficial]

Não tem nada que me emocione mais do que sentir esse carinho sincero, que não conhece fronteiras.

Hoje, na COP 31, na Turquia, fui recebido por pessoas de diferentes partes do mundo com abraços, sorrisos e palavras de afeto.

Levo cada gesto comigo. É gratificante encontrar pessoas que compartilham da esperança de construir um mundo melhor.

Muito obrigado por tanto carinho! ❤️🇧🇷

🎥 @ricardostuckert

#LulaNaCOP31

[Imdat Oner @imdat_oner]

Delcy Rodríguez attends the COP31 climate conference in Turkey, where she meets Maduro’s longtime ally and friend, President Erdogan.

[Bloomberg @business]

Latin America elected a tide of Trump-friendly leaders. Many of them are already in trouble. https://t.co/Mz2999exiQ

[Imdat Oner @imdat_oner]

A week before the United States invaded Venezuela in January and captured Maduro, US Vice President J.D. Vance flew in Air Force Two for a visit to Montana's Yellowstone Club, an ultra-exclusive ski and golf resort.

JD Vance and Addison talked about Venezuela. Vance was particularly interested to know how ​quickly Venezuelan crude could be sold if the US hypothetically gained control of the country's oil supplies, the person said. Addison assured Vance that Vitol was uniquely placed to do that job.

Within days, Vitol and its rival Trafigura landed special licenses to sell Venezuela's oil, and the companies have since earned hundreds of millions of dollars marketing the crude. https://t.co/qsJSrhm2Rz

[Imdat Oner @imdat_oner]

Venezuela’s gold trade has remained a mystery for nearly a decade. I wrote about these opaque deals eight years ago, and we still don’t know where the gold goes in the Middle East or who turns it into cash. Very interesting case!
https://t.co/Kw1M6WS2WI

[Christopher Sabatini @ChrisSabatini]

“much of Venezuela’s gold continues to be exported to the Middle East through informal financial channels.” US Handled $12 Billion in Venezuelan Oil Revenues, Secret Report Shows https://t.co/CmqjTSiDh5 via @NYTimes

[Imdat Oner @imdat_oner]

A good discussion about Venezuela’s transition after the U.S. midterms. As I mentioned above, several structural issues still need to be addressed, and resolving them may take longer than many expect👇

[Efecto Cocuyo @EfectoCocuyo]

#Ahora | ¿Quedó en segundo plano la justicia en la agenda sobre Venezuela?

En este #ConLaLuz, @lauradib y @dsmilde conversan con @LuzMelyReyes sobre lo que realmente necesita un proceso de justicia transicional efectivo.

👇 Deja tu pregunta en los comentarios y la leeremos en directo:https://t.co/tUcAUL5oF7

[Imdat Oner @imdat_oner]

Venezuela is moving toward a transition, but whether the end result will be democracy remains a big question mark. MCM acknowledges the challenges, and even Rubio has hinted at the difficulties ahead. The structures of repression have not been dismantled, but they have simply been put on hold.

I believe the opposition’s biggest opportunity still lies in having Rubio as Secretary of State. But as the 2028 presidential race takes shape and potential candidates emerge, Rubio might take a different direction for his political career.

Meanwhile, I remain cautious about Delcy. She is so pragmatic, politically astute, and knows how to read shifting dynamics. She is not Maduro, so don't underestimate her.

2027 will be bery critical year for Venezuela and the path toward a democratic transition. Fingers crossed!

[AlbertoRodNews @AlbertoRodNews]

ÚLTIMA HORA | Machado: Venezuela "ya está en una transición a la democracia" que "avanza no siempre en línea recta"

"Pero sí en dirección correcta, porque al final lo que va a prevalecer es la voluntad de los venezolanos, y esa voluntad es indeclinable" https://t.co/rVwbxFEKGB

[Ryan Elijah @RyanElijah]

The @AP has officially called our race. I appreciate the kind words and call from my opponent Bale Dalton and wish him nothing but the best in his future. I am grateful for his service to our country! We’ve hit the ground running in Washington this week and I couldn’t be more grateful for the opportunity to serve!

[Imdat Oner @imdat_oner]

Alina Habba Mildon, one of President Trump’s former lawyers, was fired last week by the family company that gave her a $50 million contract weeks before Mr. Trump granted a pardon to the family’s patriarch.
https://t.co/50z4Odpbjd

[Imdat Oner @imdat_oner]

Trump remains as vague as ever about elections in Venezuela. His message is essentially that oil is coming, people in Venezuela are happy, and the country is now a US territory.

[Acyn @Acyn]

Q: Do you plan on having elections in Venezuela?

Trump: At some point.

[Imdat Oner @imdat_oner]

For Venezuelans still waiting on an election date, and for Cubans living through a pressure campaign that has produced neither reform nor collapse, the question now is whether the administration reads Miami’s verdict as a warning or as a close call it can afford to repeat. https://t.co/DnZXc7Efm7

[Republicans against Trump @RpsAgainstTrump]

Douthat: “So you think your deportation policy went too far?”

Trump: “Yeah, I think it was too tough”

[Ryan Schmelz @RyanSchmelzFOX]

NEW: Rep. Randy Fine says he will NOT back VP Vance in 2028.

@VoteRandyFine: "I thought his message that he put out the day after the election was abhorrent and frankly smacked of the kind of thing you would read in 1932 Germany... He blamed the Jews for losing the election."

[Imdat Oner @imdat_oner]

Back in 2019, Turkey’s then foreign minister said Maduro had told him he might convert to Islam. Some Turks even began praying for his conversion. So Maduro’s religious identity has had quite a few twists and turns over the years.

[Anatoly Kurmanaev @AKurmanaev]

“Maduro has said publicly that he has Jewish heritage… But people close to him said he had not expressed interest in Judaism until his capture.” https://t.co/zVA9C3Y7yi our latest with @tylerpager @Jonesieman

[Imdat Oner @imdat_oner]

"A Qatari company, whose owners maintain business relations with Trump's family, will exploit one of Venezuela's gas jewels: the Loran field, one of the country's largest natural gas deposits." https://t.co/HRGtb2dhKO