By Ugo Armanini — In June 2017, Panama severed ties with Taiwan and established diplomatic relations with the People’s Republic of China, breaking with over half a century of foreign policy. This was a massive coup for China, as several…
By Gene Choi South Korea and six Central American countries under the Secretariat for Central American Economic Integration (SIECA) officially announced on June 19, 2015 that they will begin negotiations for the Korea-Central America Free Trade Agreement (FTA). Although the…
By Daniel Remler Earlier this month, Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe wrapped up his first visit to Latin America since returning to the premiership in 2012, making stops in Mexico, Brazil, Colombia, Chile, and Trinidad and Tobago. The visit came…
By Carl Meacham The last year has seen the negotiation and consolidation of two major Latin American trade blocs with the explicit purpose of increasing Pacific trade: the Pacific Alliance and the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). Several Latin American officials have…
