Nearly 6,000 Civilians Were Killed In Middle East Last Year; How the Military Might Turn in Venezuela; Can New Sanctions Strategy for Venezuela and Iran Be Effective?

By Worldview Staff
A neighbor stand next to a pile of subsidized food to be distributed under a government program named “CLAP,” in the Catia district of Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019. An independent U.N. human rights monitor says economic sanctions are compounding a “grave crisis” in Venezuela.
A neighbor stand next to a pile of subsidized food to be distributed under a government program named "CLAP," in the Catia district of Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019. An independent U.N. human rights monitor says economic sanctions are compounding a "grave crisis" in Venezuela. Rodrigo Abd / AP Photo
A neighbor stand next to a pile of subsidized food to be distributed under a government program named “CLAP,” in the Catia district of Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019. An independent U.N. human rights monitor says economic sanctions are compounding a “grave crisis” in Venezuela.
A neighbor stand next to a pile of subsidized food to be distributed under a government program named "CLAP," in the Catia district of Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019. An independent U.N. human rights monitor says economic sanctions are compounding a "grave crisis" in Venezuela. Rodrigo Abd / AP Photo

Nearly 6,000 Civilians Were Killed In Middle East Last Year; How the Military Might Turn in Venezuela; Can New Sanctions Strategy for Venezuela and Iran Be Effective?

By Worldview Staff
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On today’s show:

  • Airstrikes kill civilians in the Middle East
  • The military’s role in the struggle for Venezuela’s presidency
  • The efficacy of sanctions in Venezuela, Iran and elsewhere