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With this move, he risks alienating natural and otherwise sympathetic partners like Brazil and Spain. Ordering the military to seize the natural gas fields is unnecessarily confrontational and antagonistic. - Michael Shifter

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There is a risk that such an idea will be seen as led by the U.S., or if the U.S. was seen as coordinating or directing it... That is problematic and could produce a strong reaction in Central America. - Michael Shifter

She saw the problem, acted well and wisely, and cleaned up the mess. It repairs relations with key countries like Brazil and puts the United States in a much better position to play a leadership role going forward. - Michael Shifter

It remains unclear how pragmatic Morales will actually be once in office, and whether he'll be able to strike the formula of accommodating both his base and national and foreign capital that have a strong stake in Bolivia's economy. Finding that balance will pose the most severe test of Morales's political skills. - Michael Shifter

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