"[Venezuela's President Maduro] seems to be clearing the decks for a presidential run in 2018, trying to reduce the stature and perhaps the freedom of anyone who might be a countervailing center of power," said AS/COA's Eric Farnsworth.

“The potential for massive corruption is huge and Venezuela has become a society that’s really overtaken by corruption,” said AS/COA's Eric Farnsworth in response to Venezuela's plans to launch a national crypto-currency. 

The PRI's presidential candidate could struggle to win popular support in time for the election, but it would be a big mistake to count him out, writes AS/COA's Carin Zissis in this Q&A.

"The constant flow of scandals seems to be souring Brazilians on their political system altogether. But Moro prefers taking the long view," writes AS/COA's Brian Winter in Foreign Policy's globalREthinkers edition.

"América Latina está en camino a un cambio estructural, pues el rechazo a la corrupción es un cambio social”, indicó AS/COA's Brian Winter durante el foro CADE 2017.

"Creo que lo más importante es tener pasión...Hay que hacer mucho análisis interno para saber qué es lo que me motiva a mí, porque eso, a la larga, lo guía a uno y le permite adelantarse en su carrera," subrayó Ranghild Melzi de AS/COA en entrevista con El Financiero.

“[President Maduro] clearly needs the military in order to maintain control," observed AS/COA's Eric Farnsworth.