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.
Unable to exert any real-pressure on Israel, the Obama administration is continuously protecting it against any UN admonition over its blatant violations of international laws.