RSSThe stories about a putative US base in Paraguay currently circulating on the Internet have been given a new lease of life, in two different quarters that had subscribed to the original version. In both cases Paraguay is said to be of great strategic importance to the US, but for quite different rea[...]
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August 29th, 2007 - 9:08 am § in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Caribbean, Cuba, Front Page, Mercosur, Nicaragua, Press Releases, Uruguay, Venezuela
Competition, Contributions and Contracts: Chávez’s Checkbook Mission in the Caribbean Basin
While crowds of cheering supporters gathered outside the National Assembly in Venezuela on Wednesday, August 15, President Hugo Chávez outlined what could be the most radical phase of his proposed amendments to the constitution yet, the elimination of any term limits on the re-election of any cand[...]
July 17th, 2007 - 9:09 am § in Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Front Page, Mercosur, Peru, Press Releases, Reports, Venezuela
Juntos Podemos? Together We CAN: Chile and the Andean Community’s Quest for Free Trade
Another communiqué in COHA’s series of memos on free trade Is It a Question of “What’s in it for Santiago?” After a 30 year hiatus from participation in the South American trading bloc it once helped to establish, Chile rejoined the Andean Community of Nations (Comunidad Andina de Naciones [...]
COHA Report: The EU and Mercosur – Can the EU Get its Foot in the Door of Mercosur, Latin America’s Most Dominant Market?
With US foreign policy heavily focused on Iraq and the WTO Doha Round negotiations all but paralyzed, the European Union (EU) seems to be disregarding the wide open door to further regional integration and economic influence in Latin America that could be achieved through a free trade arrangement wi[...]
February 1st, 2007 - 12:42 pm § in Argentina, Brazil, Front Page, Mercosur, Paraguay, Press Releases, Uruguay
Uruguay Signs a TIFA with the U.S.: Will this Mean an Unraveling of Mercosur or is Montevideo Maneuvering to be Left Out in the Cold?
Mercosur’s summit ends with no major accomplishments and with dissatisfaction growing among its smallest members, Uruguay and Paraguay Fears of a prospective FTA-caused rift among Mercosur members raise as Montevideo signs a TIFA arrangement with the U.S. Uruguay’s decision could pose a real th[...]
A Beneficial Uruguayan Paper Mill: Pulp Fiction?
As Mercosur was about to meet, Uruguay’s President Vázquez signs papers with the U.S. that could lead to a free trade pact with Washington. Vázquez flirts with the idea of being forced to leave Mercosur if he goes ahead and binds himself to Washington. In the fatal battle between the two normal[...]
Brazil says Mexico may join MERCOSUR
Your August 7, article “Brazil says Mexico may join MERCOSUR”, made an excellent point when it addressed the current confusion related to the expansion of the South American bloc. Venezuela’s July 4 admission to MERCOSUR (Mercado Comun del Sur) marks a watershed for the free-trade organization[...]
Brazil says Mexico may join MERCOSUR
Your August 7, article “Brazil says Mexico may join MERCOSUR”, made an excellent point when it addressed the current confusion related to the expansion of the South American bloc. Venezuela’s July 4 admission to MERCOSUR (Mercado Comun del Sur) marks a watershed for the free-trade organization[...]