"The Trump administration has a policy goal for Venezuela, but is split on how to pursue it," said Mark Feierstein, former senior director for the Western Hemisphere at the National Security Council, at AS/COA's Venezuela panel. 

“Puede haber un escenario donde el próximo presidente de México, sin importar quién sea, podría no tener el mismo espacio político para maniobrar a fin de cooperar con Estados Unidos”, concluyó Eric Farnsworth de AS/COA ante un panel del Comité de Relaciones Exteriores.

Durante un foro de debate político y económico en AS/COA, expertos discutieron la creciente influencia de China en Latinoamérica. 

"[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.