El Salvador’s leader seems to be doubling down on his confrontation with Biden, although he faces numerous challenges ahead.

Washington’s Build Back Better World Initiative—still taking shape—seeks to offer an alternative to China’s Belt and Road Initiative.

"These are precisely the countries that have the deepest problems," said AS/COA's Eric Farnsworth to the Miami Herald.

"The biggest challenge for keeping ties productive will be sustaining the attention necessary to tackle deep-rooted problems," writes AS/COA's Carin Zissis in World Politics Review.

"We know not everything is going to get solved in a one-day summit, but that doesn't mean it's not important," said AS/COA's Carin Zissis to The Washington Post.

"There’s more wariness in the relationship between López Obrador and Biden," said AS/COA's Eric Farnsworth to Politico.

The three heads of state meet on November 18. AS/COA’s Carin Zissis covers what’s on the docket at the first North American Leaders Summit in five years.