"[The military] have the guns and the ability to influence who is actually able to exercise power," said the AS/COA vice president regarding Venezuela on this VOA podcast. 

FGV’s Carlos Pereira explains the rules of negotiation and the president’s ability to pass legislation such as pension reform. 

What will change after the February 24 referendum and to what degree does President Díaz-Canel represent continuity of the Castro era?

"People whose sole goal in life is to gain and maintain power can remain in power for a long time," says AS/COA vice president about Nicolás Maduro on CSIS Americas' 35 West podcast.

“We have not really exhausted the diplomatic channels,” says Guillermo Zubillaga, head of the AS/COA Venezuela Working Group.

Steven Levitsky, co-author of How Democracies Die, talks about Brazil’s election, strategies for the Venezuelan opposition, and the lack of female authoritarians.

Listen: Former Ambassador Arturo Sarukhan says migration tensions will be an early test for Mexico’s incoming president. Plus, Speyside Mexico’s Amy Glover on the chances for positive change.