Andean FTA and Conflict, Destabilization, Emigration.
The US Plays Hardball

Author of Article : Laura Carlsen

A few excerpts taken from Laura's Article :


Author of Article : Laura Carlsen

A few excerpts :



http://americas.irc-online.org/aptp/2886

These Talking Points were prepared by Laura Carlsen, director of the Americas Program of the International Relations Center (IRC), online at www.irc-online.org . Carlsen is the author of numerous essays and book chapters on globalization, and speaks widely on trade and development.



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Free Trade Faces Rough Going in Andean Region
In the Andean countries, the political prospects for free trade agreements are even worse. Bolivia is out of the picture because a showdown over the Andean Free Trade Agreement (AFTA) could cause the fall of yet another government, caught between the dictums of the economic model and the anger of a people fed up with empty promises. Venezuela under the U.S. nemesis, Hugo Chavez, has denounced all prospects of an FTA with the United States . Both Ecuador and Peru face possible referendums on the issue in their countries and may be barred from participating anyway by the United States , whichâ€â€