Question 1. Read this story about Venezuela's nationalization of Cargill and watch this video. Conduct your own research as well. Discuss the following questions:
- Why did Chavez decide to nationalize Cargill? Do you think he was justified?
- If you were the executive of Cargill, what would you do?
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/may/16/chavez-seizes-cargill-factory/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1tHPfraji4
Question 2. Identify three companies that operate internationally and explore the possible sources of political risk for each of those firms, given the countries in which they have a presence. Develop a 5-7 slide presentation outlining the risk and your recommendations to the company executives for how these companies should manage these political risks. (References needed)