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After the Mar del Plata Summit Meeting: The Americas More Divided than Ever A nalysis of the results of the fourth summit meeting of the Americas, held in Mar del Plata in November of 2005, reveals the factors that have led to the formation of two antagonistic groups of countries, during the hem...
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2007
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| Acceso en liña: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Résumé: | After the Mar del Plata Summit Meeting: The Americas More Divided than Ever
A nalysis of the results of the fourth summit meeting of the
Americas, held in Mar del Plata in November of 2005, reveals the factors that
have led to the formation of two antagonistic groups of countries, during the
hemispheric negotiation process. There is a widespread belief that these
negotiations are leading to the formation of two trade blocs, based on
NAFTA and MERCOSUR. This article, however, emphasizes the fact that
the summit results have opened the door to a network of trade agreements
anchored to the USA, and to the isolation of opponents of North American
regionalism. Since Brazil has little to offer its South American neighbors, the
US will take advantage of these circumstances to extend the NAFTA model
to the entire continent. This goes against the principles chosen to structure
the process leading to a potential Free Trade Zone of the Americas. |
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