Ian Bremmer: The Quick Read on Venezuela’s Current Political Crisis

What Happened This Week:
The U.S. government continues to tighten the screws on Nicolas Maduro's regime in Venezuela; on Monday, the Trump administration announced extensive sanctions against Venezuela’s state-oil giant Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) in a push to collapse the regime in favor of Venezuela’s parliamentary leader and self-proclaimed “interim president,” the 35-year-old engineer Juan Guaido.

What Happened This Week: The U.S. government continues to tighten the screws on Nicolas Maduro's regime in Venezuela; on Monday, the Trump administration announced extensive sanctions against Venezuela’s state-oil giant Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) in a push to collapse the regime in favor of Venezuela’s parliamentary leader and self-proclaimed “interim president,” the 35-year-old engineer Juan Guaido.