AMLO hasn’t responded to the Venezuelan crisis in the way many expected. Here’s one reason why.

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

A new book reflects on a mosaic of diplomatic strategies from Latin America and beyond, edited by Benoni Belli and Filipe Nasser.

Pulling back from Latin America will lead to gains in the region for Russia, China and others, warns the former vice president.

Venezuela’s diplomatic relations are straining to a breaking point as Nicolás Maduro prepares to begin a new term on January 10, 2019.

"He has definitely been elected to shake things up," said AS/COA's Eric Farnsworth in the The Telegraph, refering to AMLO.

"The Chinese are very good at that [optics] game and we have to improve ours,” said AS/COA's Eric Farnsworth in McClatchy.