Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro: 'We are all a little bit hippy, a little bohemian' – video interview

Seumas Milne, Richard Sprenger, Jonathan Watts, Irene Baqué and Mustafa Khalili

Tuesday, 08 Apr 2014

# Edward Snowden

# Nicolás Maduro

# US foreign policy

Seumas Milne travels to Caracas to meet Nicolás Maduro, the late Hugo Chávez's successor as president of Venezuela. Two months of civil conflict has left dozens dead, but with the protests appearing to ebb, Maduro is in defiant mood, convinced he knows who is behind the unrest – and what their ultimate goal might be. Maduro speaks candidly on subjects ranging from Edward Snowden to John Lennon

Contributors

Seumas Milne

Seumas Milne is Labour's director of strategy and communications. He is a former Guardian columnist and associate editor

Richard Sprenger

Richard Sprenger is a Guardian video producer

Jonathan Watts

Jonathan Watts is the Guardian's global environment editor. Twitter @jonathanwatts

Irene Baqué

Irene Baqué is a filmmaker and journalist specialising in gender equality and women's rights issues. Born and raised in Barcelona

Mustafa Khalili

Mustafa Khalili was the Guardian's deputy global head of video and audio

Seumas Milne, Richard Sprenger, Jonathan Watts, Irene Baqué and Mustafa Khalili

Tuesday, 08 Apr 2014

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