China is trying to promote the idea that their system and their model is at least equal to Western democracy, said AS/COA's Eric Farnsworth to Politico.
United States
"We have to make sure that we, the United States, are really helping to offer what the other countries are looking for," said the AS/COA vice president.
"Have we seen dramatic change in Central America? The answer is no," said AS/COA's Eric Farnsworth to the Los Angeles Times.
"There is a role for summitry...but we need to think strategically rather than geographically," said AS/COA's Eric Farnsworth to the Los Angeles Times.
AQ’s editor-in-chief imagines what an honest, no-taboos speech in Los Angeles could sound like.
"The summit is going to be an opportunity missed…there's no real sense of partnership," said AS/COA's Eric Farnsworth to Diálogo Chino.
If Colombia were to follow Venezuela's path, the consequences would extend far beyond the relationship with the US, said AS/COA's Eric Farnsworth.