'Latin Spring' still on course


The post-Chavez era is unlikely to be very different, mainly because the West is still unprepared to change.

THE expected death of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez from cancer has produced predictable reactions all-round. The left mourned a fallen hero who had “made” a revolution, the right basked in quiet hopefulness for change, and the rest offered condolences to the extent their politics afforded.

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