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Caribbean: Addressing Climate Change Through Global Finance Reform

As posted on American University's Center for Latin American and Latino Studies Blog, June 14, 2023 Initiatives launched by Barbadian Prime Minister Mia Mottley to reschedule the debt of Caribbean countries hit especially hard by climate change and to… more »
06/14/23. 06:42:00 pm. Categories: Articles ,

Putting Civility at the Core of a New Federal Process for Consultation with Native American Communities

As Published in the September 2022 Issue of the American Bar Association Dispute Resolution Section's Just Resolutions Newsletter By Thomas Andrew O’Keefe ABA House of Delegates Resolution 108 affirms that civility is a foundation for democracy and… more »
10/04/22. 04:12:00 am. Categories: Articles ,

Creating a Robust Tribal Consultation Process

As Published in the July/August 2022 Issue of Washington Lawyer. Vol. 37, No. 1, pp. 42-3 By Thomas Andrew O’Keefe The United States of America has a long and sordid history of egregious human rights violations committed against Indigenous peoples… more »
07/23/22. 10:41:00 pm. Categories: Articles ,

South America: Future Global Green Hydrogen Hub?

As posted on American University's Center for Latin American and Latino Studies Blog, June 3, 2022 A handful of South American countries have long produced hydrogen using fossil fuels for their domestic hydrocarbon, steel, and petrochemical industries,… more »
06/06/22. 01:29:00 am. Categories: Articles ,

South America: Reality Check on Lithium Fantasies

As posted on American University's Center for Latin American and Latino Studies Blog, July 14, 2021 The urgent need to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions and transition to an energy matrix centered on renewable energy guarantees a steady demand for… more »
07/14/21. 06:35:00 pm. Categories: Articles ,

The Inter-American System in an Era of Declining United States Hegemony

As published in the Middle Atlantic Review of Latin American Studies, Volume 4, Number 2 (2020), pp.194–212. Author: Thomas Andrew O'Keefe ABSTRACT The inter-American system encompasses the institutional and legal framework promoted by the United… more »
01/06/21. 10:55:00 pm. Categories: Articles ,

Mexico and Central America: Taking Aim at Corruption in Pharmaceutical Procurement

As Posted on American University's Center for Latin American and Latino Studies Blog, December 21, 2020 Under pressure to reduce the cost of medications and medical supplies, the governments of Mexico, Guatemala, and Honduras have resorted to an… more »
12/22/20. 06:31:00 pm. Categories: Articles ,

New Western Hemisphere Trade Pacts Push Back Against Big Pharma

As Posted on American University's Center for Latin American and Latino Studies Blog, January 28, 2020 Two major trade agreements affecting the Western Hemisphere have recently struck blows against the pharmaceutical industry’s efforts to keep drug… more »
01/28/20. 09:03:00 pm. Categories: Articles ,

The EU-MERCOSUR Association Agreement: The Devil is in the Details

AS PUBLISHED IN GLOBAL AMERICANS ON AUGUST 20, 2019 After two decades, the European Union and the four core MERCOSUR nations—Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay—finally concluded negotiations for a trade agreement in Brussels on June 28, 2019.… more »
08/26/19. 05:35:00 pm. Categories: Articles ,

The Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas (ECPA) as a Metaphor for the Decline of United States Hegemony in the Western Hemisphere

As Published in Volumes 26 and 27 of Latin American Essays, MACLAS (Mid-Atlantic Council of Latin American Studies), 2014, pp. 19-32 Thomas Andrew O’Keefe Mercosur Consulting Group, Ltd. & Stanford University Introduction The idea for an… more »
03/13/14. 01:53:16 pm. Categories: Articles, Latin American Law & Business Report ,

Promoting Energy Security and Tackling Climate Change: Missed Opportunities at the Cartagena Summit

[ excerpt from "The Road to Hemispheric Cooperation: Beyond the Cartagena Summit of the Americas" (Washington, D.C.: The Brookings Institution, July 2012) By Thomas Andrew O’Keefe The Context One of the most pressing issues affecting the future of… more »
08/11/12. 06:36:41 pm. Categories: Articles ,

IACC Part II - Responding to Challenges; Chapter 5: Building on Sub-Regional Economic Integration Projects to Forge An Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas

Inter-American Cooperation at a Crossroads: Part II - Responding to Challenges; Chapter 5: Building on Sub-Regional Economic Integration Projects to Forge an Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas; by Thomas Andrew O'Keefe Introduction By the… more »
05/10/11. 11:42:41 am. Categories: Articles ,

The Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas

By Thomas Andrew O’Keefe (Mercosur Consulting Group, Ltd.) Latin American Law & Business Report, Volume 18, Number 5 May 2010 Introduction The first ministerial for the Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas (ECPA) occurred in… more »
02/11/11. 05:20:48 pm. Categories: Articles ,

While the United States Slept, South America Walked

As published in Volume 24 of the MACLAS (Middle Atlantic Council of Latin American Studies) Latin American Essays (2011), pp. 43-55. By Thomas Andrew O’Keefe Stanford University I. Introduction Since the terrorist attacks on the United States… more »
04/04/10. 08:01:40 pm. Categories: Articles, Latin American Law & Business Report ,

The Role the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Plays within the Caribbean Common Market and Community (CARICOM) and in the Caribbean’s Relationship with the World Economy

The Role the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Plays within the Caribbean Common Market and Community (CARICOM) and in the Caribbean’s Relationship with the World Economy Prepared Exclusively for the Annual Conference of the International… more »
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02/19/10. 06:30:32 pm. Categories: Articles ,

What to Expect in United States Relations with the Rest of the Western Hemisphere Following the Fifth Summit of the Americas

April 15, 2009, Volume VIII, Number 6 WTExecutive.com Download PDF of complete article more »
04/15/09. 09:06:08 am. Categories: Articles ,

“Free Trade Alternatives in the Western Hemisphere for a New Administration”

Vol. 16, No. 10; Latin American Law & Business Report (September 30, 2008). Download PDF of complete article. more »
09/30/08. 12:02:54 am. Categories: Articles ,

“Chapter 8: Argentina”

From “Energy Cooperation in the Western Hemisphere: Benefits and Impediments” (Washington, D.C.: The Center for Strategic and International Studies Press, 2007). The full book is available through CSISBookstore.com or by calling (202) 775-3119.… more »
10/27/07. 12:09:18 am. Categories: Articles ,

“Economic Integration as a Means for Promoting Regional Political Stability: Lessons from the European Union and MERCOSUR”

Volume 80, No. 1; Chicago Kent Law Review (2005) pp. 187-213. more »
02/23/05. 12:13:42 am. Categories: Articles ,

“A Resurgent MERCOSUR: Confronting Economic Crises and Negotiating Trade Agreements”

The North-South Agenda Papers, Number Sixty, January 2003 University of Miami, ISBN 1-57454-133-1 Download PDF of complete article. more »
01/01/03. 08:17:02 am. Categories: Articles ,

“Dispute Resolution in MERCOSUR”

Journal of World Investment, Volume 3, No. 3 (June 2002), pp. 507-520. more »
06/01/02. 08:30:21 am. Categories: Articles ,

“The Impact of MERCOSUR on the Automobile Industry”

The North-South Agenda Papers, Number Fifty, September 2001, University of Miami, ISBN 1-57454-108-0 Download PDF of complete article. more »
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“The Central American Integration System (S.I.C.A.) At The Dawn Of A New Century: Will The Central American Isthmus Finally Be Able To Achieve Economic And Political Unity?”

Volume XIII, No. 3 Florida Journal of International Law (Spring 2001) pp. 243-261 Volume XIII, No. 3 Florida Journal of International Law (Spring 2001) pp. 243-261 more »
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“Recent Developments Affecting the MERCOSUR Economic Integration Project”

Volume 42, Number 1, Thunderbird International Business Review, January-February 2000, pp. 1-7 more »
01/10/00. 08:33:02 am. Categories: Articles ,

“The Evolution of Chilean Trade Policy in the Americas: From Lone Ranger to Team Player”

Volume V, No. 2, Southwestern Journal of Law and Trade in the Americas, Fall 1998, pp. 251-271 more »
09/01/98. 09:00:41 am. Categories: Articles ,

“Fast Track, NAFTA, MERCOSUR and Beyond: Does the Road Lead to a Future Free Trade Area of the Americas?”

Testimoy before the House Committee on International Relations Subcommittee on International Economic Policy & Trade, July 9, 1997 more »
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“Potential Conflict Areas In Any Future Negotiations Between MERCOSUR and the NAFTA To Create a Free Trade Area of the Americas”

Vol. 14, No. 2, Arizona Journal of International and Comparative Law, Spring 1997, pp.305-318 more »
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“How the Andean Pact Transformed Itself into A Friend of Foreign Enterprise”

Vol. 30, No. 4, International Lawyer, Winter 1996, p. 811-824 more »
11/01/96. 10:33:30 am. Categories: Articles ,

“An Analysis of the MERCOSUR Economic Integration Project from a Legal Perspective”

Vol 28, No. 2, International Lawyer, Summer 1994, p. 439-448 more »
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