The Risks and Benefits of Trump’s Latin America Trade Deals
The agreements are potentially historic – but some countries have been left out, and a Supreme Court challenge looms.
The Trump administration’s flurry of trade and investment agreements with Guatemala, Argentina, Ecuador, and El Salvador are potentially historic – in what they mean for Latin America, and the international trading system more broadly. Announced last week, they are among the first measures expanding this administration’s engagement in Latin America beyond security and migration issues. They will provide the four countries with privileged access to the United States markets. More globally, these four agreements, combined with deals with Cambodia and Malaysia, show us where...
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