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.”

Tras la muerte de Chávez, Nicolás Maduro tendrá que aprovechar el momento y enfocarse en el futuro económico de Venezuela si abriga esperanzas de ganar una eventual elección, escribe Jason Marczak para El Diario la Prensa.

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 Christopher Sabatini writes for CNN-GPS that "[President Hugo] Chávez’s legacy in Venezuela and in the region will be one of institutional debasement and polarization."

AS/COA’s Christopher Sabatini comments on Vice President Nicolás Maduro’s accusations of U.S. conspiracy against President Hugo Chávez as “a desperate government peddling in absurdities.”