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Bilateral deal-making involving governments of Latin America, the US and Canada.

last update: May 2012

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United States’ free trade agreements: a silent (r)evolution?
30-Mar-2017 British Journal of American Legal Studies
The trade policy of the United States (U.S.) traditionally relied almost exclusively on multilateral negotiations. This changed in 1985 when the United States concluded a free trade agreement with Israel.
A trade war is brewing inside the White House between rival camps
28-Mar-2017 Los Angeles Times
Soon after President Trump took office, an executive order was quietly drafted to suspend trade talks with China but the executive order never even got to the president’s desk.
Trump’s USTR nominee pledges tough enforcement of U.S. trade laws
15-Mar-2017 Reuters
Lighthizer pledged to fight for strong protections for intellectual property rights and for digital trade access.
US, Paraguay aim to boost bilateral trade
17-Jan-2017 American Shipper
The United States and Paraguay recently negotiated the Trade and Investment Framework Agreeement, establishing a platform for the two countries to discuss a range of bilateral economic issues.
Call to action! Let’s put a stop to the WTO’s agenda and to Free Trade Agreements and investment provisions!
11-Jan-2017 Argentina Better Without an FTA
Let’s build commercial relations that serve peoples’ interests and protect the environment! In 2017, let’s bring the ‘battle in Seattle’ to Buenos Aires!
Trump and trade: Five things to watch
4-Jan-2017 The Hill
All eyes are turning to see whether Donald Trump will fulfill his promise to overhaul U.S. trade policy.
Trump to name Lighthizer as trade representative, tap Pence adviser for West Wing
3-Jan-2017 Washington Post
President-elect Donald Trump is expected to nominate Robert E. Lighthizer as the U.S. trade representative, recruiting to his Cabinet a veteran of the Reagan administration.
Peru’s trade agreement with Honduras takes effect in 2017
2-Jan-2017 Peru Reports
The negotiations broke off in June 2011 and the two countries signer the agreement in Lima in May 2015.
Argentina is back in the BIT negotiation arena
21-Dec-2016 Investment Claims
The recent signature of the Argentina-Qatar Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) and the imminent signature of an Argentina-Japan BIT represent a shift in Argentina’s BIT policy.
Canadian, U.S. businesses passive toward trade deals
19-Dec-2016 Global Trade
Research reveals businesses across the continent have a strong indifference toward free trade agreements.

    Links

  • Americans For Free Trade
    A broad coalition of American businesses, trade organizations, and workers united against tariffs.
  • Americas Policy Program
    The Americas Program of the Center for International Policy is a leading source of information for activists, academics and citizens concerned about US foreign policy toward Latin America and movements for social justice within the hemisphere.
  • Biodiversidad en América Latina
  • Bloque Verde
    No hay ambiente para el TLC en Costa Rica
  • Citizens Trade Campaign - Bilateral Agreements
    The Citizens Trade Campaign is a US coalition of environmental, labor, consumer, family farm, religious, and other civil society groups founded in 1992 during the fight over the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
  • Consejo de Investigaciones e Información en Desarrollo -CIID -
    Institución que impulsa el desarrollo de Guatemala y Centroamérica, a través de la investigación y la promoción de programas de desarrollo
  • Costa Rica Solidaria - NO al TLC
    Esta semana lo más relevante de nuestra lucha
  • Ecuador contra el TLC - Movilizaciones de Marzo 2006
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  • GMA
    The Grocery Manufacturers of America is a major lobby group on US FTAs
  • LATN
    The Latin American Trade Network is an independent and interdisciplinary research network
  • Movimiento Cultura frente al TLC
    El Movimiento Cultura frente al TLC es un colectivo de artistas que viaja por las comunidades llevando música, teatro, poesía, danza, pintura y talleres, informando a l@s costarricenses sobre las graves consecuencias que tendría para nuestro país la aplicación del Tratado de "Libre" "Comercio" (TLC)
  • NFTC
    The National Foreign Trade Council is a US business organisation lobbying the US government on its foreign trade policy
  • Trrade for People and Planet
    We want trade deals to be democratic, to benefit working people and the environment. We need to revolutionize the trade model and create a new global economy based on collaboration and ecological well-being.
  • US State Department Office of Bilateral Trade Affairs
    The Office of Bilateral Trade Affairs ensures that the overall foreign policy goals of the U.S. Government are factored into the development of U.S. bilateral trade policy.
  • US-Japan Business Council
    USJBC has been pushing for a US-Japan FTA
  • USTR
  • USTR National Trade Estimate Report
    Annual assessment of obstacles to US trade interests in foreign countries