The summits are not endpoints. They are the mechanism by which two countries, which can neither resolve their differences nor afford to rupture them, manage the interval between crises.
[O]il, CITGO and the control of gold remain the key pieces on a geopolitical chessboard, with the suffering of the Venezuelan people relegated to the background.
What is clear is that the American judicial system abhors delay. The Americans believe justice must be done fairly, but must also be done swiftly, and they implemented legislation over 40 years ago to do just that.