MARIO E. CARRANZA* Leaving the
Backyard: Latin America's European Option
US policy towards Latin America
has returned to "benign neglect" in the wake of September 11. Negotiations for
a Free Trade Agreement of the Americas (FTAA) are in difficulties. Latin American
countries are striving for more independence and new alliances. A strategic partnership
with the European Union, based on an EU-MERCOSUR free trade agreement, would significantly
alter the power structures in the triangle.
Mario Carranza *1946;
Associate Professor; Department of Political Science, Texas A&M University-Kingsville;
kfmec02@tamuk.edu | |