The consolidation of Nicolás Maduro’s openly authoritarian regime threatens Canada’s desired outcomes. So why won’t Ottawa support democracy?
Opposition supporters protest the reelection of President Nicolás Maduro one month after the disputed vote, which opposition leaders claim they won by a landslide, in Caracas, Venezuela, on Aug. 28.Ben Rowswell is convenor of the Circle for Democratic Solidarity. He served as Canada ’s ambassador to Venezuela from 2014 to 2017.27 civilian protesters have been killed.
The spike in human-rights violations in Venezuela poses a challenge for the “pragmatic” focus that Canadian Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly promised to bring to our foreign policy.she said Canada would engage with autocratic governments as well as democratic ones, warning that “forcing states to choose one side over the other risks driving potential partners away.”However, this “pragmatic” turn has not generated any closer partnership with the Venezuelan government.
A truly pragmatic foreign policy focuses primarily on outcomes and allows for flexibility in how to secure those ends. When it comes to Venezuela, the outcomes that matter most to Canada are to reduce the tsunami of migrants, to prevent a military invasion of Guyana, and to end the growing pattern of human-rights abuses. A return to democracy would improve the odds of achieving these outcomes.
Rather than see democracy as a potential constraint on our pragmatism, Canada should view it as an essential step to advancing our interests in international security.
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