Developing effective regional markets is vital to U.S. interests, explains COA's Eric Farnsworth in testimony to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs' Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere.
U.S. Policy
An AS/COA panel explored the need to attract and retain talent in the United States, address market-based needs, and promote growth and competitiveness.
A necessidade de investimentos na indústria petrolífera venezuelana, poder resultar numa reaproximação aos Estados Unidos depois da morte do Presidente Hugo Chávez, comenta Christopher Sabatini da AS/COA.
El Director Principal de Política de AS/COA, Christopher Sabatini, opina que “el rol de Estados Unidos en la transición puede tener un tinte regional, al buscar un consenso entre varios países” tras la muerte del mandatario venezolano.
El Vice-presidente de AS/COA, Eric Farnsworth, anticipa que “el gobierno [venezolano] tendrá que tomar algunas decisiones difíciles en términos de gastos” debido al déficit presupuestario del país.
AS/COA’s Eric Farnsworth suggests President Hugo Chávez’s “outsized role in the region will change hemisphere politics” in a time when possible upheavals may complicate U.S. efforts.
AS/COA’s Eric Farnsworth points out that U.S. response to President Hugo Chávez’s passing “has to be nuanced as too much advocating a certain direction in Venezuela could backfire.”