As the long brewing crisis in Venezuela evolves, Stratfor Latin America Analyst Reggie Thompson joins the podcast to offer some context on exactly how things are changing in Venezuela and what that country’s future looks like.

Then from Venezuela, we’ll turn to China and a conversation between VP of Strategic Analysis Rodger Baker and Senior East Asia Analyst Zhixing Zhang about her latest series on Stratfor Worldview. It’s a four-part series exploring the underlying motivations behind China’s ambitious Belt and Road Initiative and the challenges China will face going ahead.