"President Trump [was] also eager to finally hear what she has to say about the future of the country," said the managing editor of Americas Quarterly.

Venezuela's former First Lady was "a perfect enabler for [Nicolás] Maduro to perpetuate himself in power," said AQ's managing editor.

The "balancing act" that Delcy Rodríguez is facing is "difficult to maneuver," said the Americas Quarterly managing editor.

"A lot of the issues and challenges that we were facing with Maduro in power are still in place," said the head of AS/COA's Venezuela Working Group.

"Many countries are asking themselves if the United States of the early twentieth century is essentially back," said AS/COA's vice president.

The head of AS/COA's Venezuela Working Group said it's important "to have a sense of the rules of the game" in this transitional period.

The editor-in-chief of Americas Quarterly spoke about his article in Foreign Affairs regarding the rightward electoral tilt in the region.