Publication Name
Revista Brasileira de Politica Internacional
Volume, number, page
48:1, pp. 129-150
Year of Publication
2004
Organization Name
Instituto Brasileiro de Relações Internacionais
Acronym
IBRI
Publisher
IBRI
City
Brasilia
Web Page
Country of Publication
Brazil
ISBN or ISSN
0034-7329
Considered Countries
Brazil
United States
Category
Academic articles
Theme
BILATERAL RELATIONS UE - LAC
Subregion - European Union
BIREGIONAL RELATIONS UE - LAC
Keyword(s)
European Union
Mercosur
Trade
Investments
Foreign Policy
International Relations
Agreement
Negotiations
Democracy
FTA
Statistics
Abstract
The interests of the United States in Latin America and the creation of the FTAA
are two determinant factors in explaining the European Union intention to
establish an Association Agreement with Mercosur. While the European Union
is interested in the Mercosur enlargement, the US prefer, through the creation
of the FTAA, to induce its dissolution and obtain advantages from asymmetric
integration. Our purpose is to demonstrate that, given the possible scenarios
of evolution in regional agreements in Latin America, the most plausible
(co-existence of Mercosur, EU/Mercosur Association Agreement and FTAA) is also
the one that allows for a reconciliation of EU and US interests in the region.
are two determinant factors in explaining the European Union intention to
establish an Association Agreement with Mercosur. While the European Union
is interested in the Mercosur enlargement, the US prefer, through the creation
of the FTAA, to induce its dissolution and obtain advantages from asymmetric
integration. Our purpose is to demonstrate that, given the possible scenarios
of evolution in regional agreements in Latin America, the most plausible
(co-existence of Mercosur, EU/Mercosur Association Agreement and FTAA) is also
the one that allows for a reconciliation of EU and US interests in the region.