This is a man who won 54 or 55 percent of the vote, one of the strongest electoral victories in Latin America in the last 11 years. If the U.S. is prepared to support a democratically elected government that does not agree with its policies, this is an opportunity. |
This is much more about politics than economics. |
Washington's tattered relations with Latin America have mainly translated into a series of lost opportunities for both sides. The US could end up paying a stiff price for the region's economic reversals and unsettled politics ... Washington can do better. |
What we do not know is how he will govern. There is a big difference between a candidate and a president. |
Years later, the US and Latin America are at the lowest point in their relationship since the Cold War. |