A closer look at the young frontrunner and the contenders hoping for an upset.

“I’m not willing to commit that [civil war] is where Venezuela is heading but that is one possible scenario,” AS/COA's Eric Farnsworth told The Guardian.

Carlos Dada, founder and director of El Faro, speaks to AQ on his country's coming election and what it means for the rest of the region.

For its first issue of 2019, Americas Quarterly looks closely at how the recently sworn-in leaders of Brazil and Mexico will govern. 

"Removing Maduro would in some ways be like the Hydra of Greek mythology." said AS/COA’s Eric Farnsworth in The Washington Post.

“Guaidó’s moves are bold but also according to Venezuelan law,” said AS/COA's Eric Farnsworth in The Boston Globe about the current situation in Venezuela. 

"This is the kind of crisis that can make the UN relevant or irrelevant," said AS/COA's Guillermo Zubillaga about the UN's impartial stance toward Venezuela's leaders.