"It's standard practice for their government to use any public disturbance to crack down further," said AS/COA's Eric Farnsworth on Venezuela's alleged drone attack.

He’ll use the incident to radicalize; purge the military, strengthen his personal guard, and embellish the narrative about being under attack from the U.S. and Colombia and others in a bid for sympathy and support, says AS/COA's Eric Farnsworth on Maduro's potential reaction to Saturday's events.

Maduro could use the incident to detain foes and tighten his grip on the military, said AS/COA's Eric Farnsworth on the recent developments in Venezuela.

The issue of how former FARC guerrillas face justice under the extrajudicial JEP court system continues to dominate and divide Colombia.

Listen: Daniel Ortega has consolidated power through a web of corruption, says political analyst Javier Arguello.

Join AQ in Mexico City as we launch our new issue, with keynote remarks from Alfonso Durazo.