Commentary

Venezuela, Iran & Russia: A VIRUS to American Foreign Policy

By Ashton Ellis
Tuesday, October 19 2010

What do you call an axis of authoritarian regimes united by a rejection of the United States and free market capitalism? A ‘VIRUS’ for 21st century freedom. The acronym comes from an oft-repeated grouping of Venezuela, Iran and Russia; countries led by three governments that share a statist’s preference for top-down micro-management. Though technically elected, Venezuela’s Hugo Chávez, Iran’s Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Russia’s Vladimir Putin each have eliminated effective competition by rigging their electoral systems to stay in power. …

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