"Like many Venezuelans, Ricardo Hausmann's celebration over Nicolas Maduro's fall was shortlived. Hausmann, 69, one of the region's most prominent economists and a leading voice of the Venezuelan exile community in the United States, has been watching events unfold with caution from Boston, where he has directed Harvard University's Center for International Development for more than two decades and teaches at the Kennedy School of Government."
"because it would be a mistake to believe that we can remain passive in the face of Trump's plans. The former minister does not consider Washington's strategy toward Venezuela entirely misguided, but he does describe it as unpredictable. Donald Trump told The New York Times that the only limit on his actions abroad would be his own moral compass, not any international law."
"When this country liberated Europe, it had an ethic that guided it. Not anymore. This government has a predatory narrative. That means we all have to manage that risk. And I don't think the way to do that is simply to pray for Trump's goodwill or trust him blindly, he says. Answer. Maria Corina has had to skillfully manage Trump's pathological narcissism. He's obsessed with the Nobel Prize and believes he deserves it because he stopped eight wars."
Ricardo Hausmann, a Venezuelan economist and longtime Harvard Center director, experienced initial joy at Maduro's fall that turned to concern. He monitors events from Boston and urges the diaspora and democratic movement to plan active responses. Hausmann views Washington's Venezuela strategy as not wholly misguided but unpredictable, citing Trump's stated sole reliance on a personal moral compass over international law. He warns against passivity or blind trust in Trump's goodwill and emphasizes the need to manage risks from what he calls a predatory narrative. He also comments on Maria Corina Machado's efforts to handle Trump's narcissism.
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