How Venezuela Went From Chavez's Revolution To Maduro's Constitutional Crisis

Published January 31, 2019 at 11:20 AM CST

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A man walks past a mural depicting Venezuela's late President Hugo Chávez, Latin American independence hero Simon Bolivar and Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro on Jan. 30, 2019 in Caracas, Venezuela. (Marco Bello/Getty Images)

The diplomatic crisis continues in Venezuela after the president of the country’s legislature, Juan Guaidó, called for new elections and declared himself interim president during a rally in Caracas last week. U.S. support for Guaidó is part of a long history of antagonism between the two countries.

Here & Now‘s Jeremy Hobson speaks with Jason Marczak (@jmarczak), director of the Atlantic Council’s Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center, for a look back at the recent history of Venezuela and its relationship with world powers.