In June 2019, after two decades of on and off negotiations, the European Union and Mercosur, the South American customs union consisting of Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, and Paraguay, reached an agreement to dramatically expand economic cooperation between the two blocs. This unprecedented free trade agreement would not only eliminate over…Read more +
The Latin America Advisor interviewed Vanessa Neumann, former Juan Guaidó-appointed ambassador to the UK, on Venezuela's political situation. Read more +
The Latin America Advisor interviewed Ana Heeren, senior managing director at FTI Consulting, about the "Brussels Effect," or how countries in Latin America and the Caribbean are adopting or planning to adopt European policies. Read more +
In terms of both symbolic and substantive changes, if Josep Borrell is confirmed as the next EU High Representative, the world can expect a more active and united EU in the Western Hemisphere, as well as a more conflictual EU-US relationship over the region.Read more +
The result of the Brexit vote has opened a Pandora's box whose contents will cause disturbances across a range of issues, from the recovery of the global economy to the future of European integration.Read more +