After Intervention: The Real Test of the State

Juan Requesens

doi:10.54827/issn2764-7897.cebri2026.17.02.05.89-100.en

After Intervention

The Real Test of the State

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Juan Requesens

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54827/issn2764-7897.cebri2026.17.02.05.89-100.en

Keywords:

state reconstruction, state capacity, welfare, democratic legitimacy, Venezuela

Abstract

This article examines the reconstruction of the Venezuelan state following the political reconfiguration initiated on January 3, 2026, after the US military intervention, using the June 24 earthquake as evidence of accumulated institutional weaknesses. It argues that the legitimacy of the new political order will depend less on economic recovery than on rebuilding state capacity to guarantee welfare, protection, and rights. The article warns of the risks of an asymmetric reconstruction, in which economic stabilization advances more rapidly than institutional strengthening.

Author Biography

Juan Requesens

Venezuelan political scientist, researcher, and political activist. He served as a member of the Venezuelan National Assembly from 2015 to 2020. Between 2018 and 2023, he was imprisoned for political reasons. His case was recognized as arbitrary detention by the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention and was the subject of precautionary measures and pronouncements by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. A PhD candidate in Social Sciences at the Central University of Venezuela, he holds a Master's degree in Political and Government Studies. His research focuses on political culture, democratic legitimacy, social justice, and welfare institutions.

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2026-09-09

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Requesens, J. (2026). After Intervention: The Real Test of the State. CEBRI-Revista: Brazilian Journal of International Affairs, (17). https://doi.org/10.54827/issn2764-7897.cebri2026.17.02.05.89-100.en

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No. 17 (2026): US and Latin America: A New Hemispheric Security?

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Special Section

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