Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Venezuela's president Hugo Chavez left behind an economy in shambles, which is likely to be the focus of the upcoming election.
President Hugo Chavez leaves behind a country in dire economic straits.
The passing of Hugo Chavez leaves Venezuela in a state of uncertainty and instability, and the implications of a new government may have great implications for the region as well as the United States.
The secrecy over the health and well-being of Venezuela's cancer-stricken President Hugo Chávez has left many thinking about the country's future.
Venezuela is preparing for a potential power struggle amid intense secrecy over the president's health.
Although President Hugo Chavez has returned from his stay in Cuba, Venezuelans are beginning to consider what the country might look like without having Chavez at the center of the national life.
Russia and Venezuela commence joint naval exercises this week, coming on the heels of Russian President Medvedev’s four-nation tour of South America. Though Russia’s recent closeness with U.S. neighbors may be an attempt to challenge U.S. regional primacy, the United States should avoid over-reacting.
As the U.S. government steps in to rescue the financial system, Latin American leaders are using the crisis to justify their own leftist policies, claiming the United States' free-market approach has collapsed. But some U.S. scholars see a middle ground; future regulation may help guide markets on the national and even the global stage, without completely departing from the free market system.