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 Christopher Sabatini spoke to Southern California Public Radio about the impact of Chávez's absence in Venezuela after his death.
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 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.