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.

AS/COA’s Eric Farnsworth comments on the impact of President Hugo Chávez’s death on his Petrocaribe’s beneficiaries and the withering Venezuelan economy.

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 points out that "many people questioned [President Hugo Chávez’s] motivation" on his humanitarian offers to distressed communities in the U.S.

AS/COA’s Eric Farnsworth comments on the democratic legitimacy of the transition process in Venezuela amid growing uncertainty after President Hugo Chávez’s passage.

El Director Principal de Política de AS/COA, Christopher Sabatini, afirma que el liderazgo carismático del Presidente Hugo Chávez será difícil de replicar a pesar de que el vice-presidente Nicolás Maduro comparta su afinidad anti-imperialista.

AS/COA’s Eric Farnsworth explains how by opposing the U.S. dictates over the region, President Hugo Chávez transformed the bilateral and regional relations.

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 Christopher Sabatini points out that despite Vice President Nicolás Maduro’s anti-U.S. rhetoric it would be difficult for him to uphold President Hugo Chávez’s charisma and symbolic legacy.

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.”