The ratification of the EU-MERCOSUR agreement still faces obstacles based on the negligence of Brazilian environmental policy, asymmetric ideologies in ...
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The relationship between the MERCOSUR agreement with the European Union and South American regionalism
By Fernando Vieira / 
The environment and MERCOSUR
By Bárbara Beatriz Lobato Cruz / 
If MERCOSUR wants to continue to negotiate effectively with other economic blocs, it needs to look for ways to adapt to what the present requires, that ...
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Canada: Uruguay’s potential North Star
By Nicolás Saldías /
In the face of MERCOSUR difficulties, Uruguay could find a valuable trading partner in Canada if it considers becoming a free trade zone.
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Isolation and integration: COVID-19 in the Southern Cone
By Greg Ross /
An examination of three vectors of integration—travel, migration and everyday exchange—offers a look into the challenges the Southern Cone faces given the ...
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Will a trade agreement between Mercosur and the EU finally come true?
By Nicolás Albertoni /
After almost a quarter of a century of negotiations, a trade agreement between Mercosur and the EU could be signed soon. But the electoral uncertainty in ...
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Can Mercosur be updated and reformed or is it a relic of the past?
By Nicolás Albertoni /
Mercosur must modernize to adapt to a new international geopolitical reality, but there’s no clear path forward. If it can’t reform, Mercosur risks ...
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Donald Trump sets his sights on Brazil
By Nicolás Albertoni /
Trade-related negotiation benefits President Trump in two senses: legitimacy and compliance. After a successful renegotiation of NAFTA, look for him to ...
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A conversation with Nicolás Albertoni, doctoral student at the University of Southern California
Global Americans spoke to Nicolás Albertoni, a scholar pursuing a Ph.D. in political science and international relations at the University of Southern ...
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Latin American economic integration in the context of protectionism
By Nicolás Albertoni and Shir Attias /
Medium and small economies in Latin America are especially vulnerable to a global trade war. But if Latin American countries can better integrate and ...
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Mercosur’s FTA with the European Union: Closer than ever before
By Nicolás Albertoni /
If negotiations over the proposed agreement between the two trade blocs succeed, it could become the most important bi-regional trade agreement in the world.
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