Nicolás Albertoni, Author at Global Americans

Nicolas Albertoni is originally from Uruguay. He holds a Master's degree in Latin American studies with a focus on political economy, from Georgetown University´s School of Foreign Service with an honor certificate in international business diplomacy and a Bachelor's degree in international business and economic integration from the Universidad Católica del Uruguay. He is an Associate Professor of Economic Integration, at Universidad Católica del Uruguay, in Montevideo. His research focuses on trade and economic integration of Latin America as well as economic development theories. He has authored two books: “Instrucciones para inventar la rueda. Qué tienen los países que progresan y cómo aplicarlo a Uruguay?” and “Entre el Barrio y el Mundo ¿Mercosur o el Modelo Chileno?”.

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Democracy & Elections

Una semana clave para el futuro de Venezuela

By Nicolás Albertoni / N_Albertoni / June 22, 2016

Este jueves, a pedido de Almagro, se considerará en la OEA la activación de la Carta Democrática Interamericana contra Venezuela. Si bien es probable que la region no apruebe que hubo una alteración del orden constitucional en este país, el mero acto de debatir la situación aumentará la presión para que Maduro acepte el referéndum revocatorio.

Economics, Trade & Development

Building a bridge between the Pacific Alliance and Mercosur

By Nicolás Albertoni / N_Albertoni / May 17, 2016

Chile and Uruguay seem to be on a path to a bilateral free trade deal. With the former in the Pacific Alliance and the latter in the customs union Mercosur, are the two blocs converging, or is Mercosur fracturing?

Economics, Trade & Development

TPP and RCEP: are we witnessing a regional trade bloc war?

By Nicolás Albertoni Gomez and María Fernanda Pérez Argüello / N_Albertoni / March 25, 2016

What does the trade war and the flurry of mega-trade agreements such as the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP)—the first excluding China, the second including China, but excluding the U.S.—mean for global trade and the future of the World Trade Organization?

Foreign Policy & U.S./Latin America Relations

El viaje de Obama a América Latina

By Nicolás Albertoni / N_Albertoni / March 22, 2016

Está claro que América Latina no es un solo país. Asimismo, a Estados Unidos no le ha quedado otra opción que muchas veces mirar la región como una misma masa de países. Porque si bien los que siguen “gritando contra el imperio” son cada vez menos, los que callan ante esos gritos son cada vez más. Nadie se atreve, en la región, a frenar la ola de discursos vacíos de mea culpa.