"It would be a mistake to assume that the historical aversion to Uncle Sam's heavy hand has disappeared," writes AS/COA's Brian Winter in The NY Times.

"President Trump had some very strong views on this election and he made them known," said the AS/COA vice president to the broadcast news outlet.

Este es un momento "de confrontación psicológica muy prominente por parte de Estados Unidos", dice el editor general de Americas Quarterly.

"El comercio y la inversión son y serán aún más clave en esta relación", escribe Susan Segal de AS/COA en La Nación.

"All of this may produce a backlash against the U.S. over the medium term," said AS/COA's Brian Winter to The Observer.

"What we're seeing today is a light version of the gunboat diplomacy of a century ago," said AS/COA's Brian Winter to the Financial Times.

The agreements are potentially historic – but some countries have been left out, and a Supreme Court challenge looms.