Protests, mass detentions and intimidation marked the first week after the presidential vote. Although complex, pathways to a democratic transition still exist.
Venezuela
"El miedo a convertirse en 'otra Venezuela' está en todas partes", dice Brian Winter de AS/COA a La Tercera.
Joe Biden "adoptó una posición a la brasileña, de cautela estratégica" con respecto a la situación en Venezuela, dice Brian Winter de AS/COA a La Nación.
The authoritarian bloc's "interests are not to manage the crisis, but disrupt the system," says AS/COA's Eric Farnsworth to The Washington Post.
The Venezuelan people have taken risks for democracy. Those who voted for change deserve our support, writes AS/COA's Eric Farnsworth for U.S. News.
"El gobierno [de Nicolás Maduro] no tiene una evidencia para decir que ellos tienen la voluntad del pueblo", dice el director senior de AS/COA al medio.
Venezuela’s dictator doubles down on fraud and repression, leaving a narrow and highly dangerous path ahead, writes Brian Winter in Americas Quarterly.