Expectations for the Fifth Summit of the Americas
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There are high expectations for the upcoming
We continue to look for signs as to what the administration has in mind. At an event last week in
Davidow also said that instead of international treaties, the
In a subsequent press conference, Davidow responded to a question about free trade agreements (FTA's) by saying that the Summit may not be the best place to take on bilateral issues, but that they want to "move rapidly in relation to Panama and getting the Panama trade deal approved by Congress," and "to move ahead on the Colombian trade deal as well, and that this will be done probably more slowly because there are still some benchmarks that have to be met."
These statements confirm what we had previously suspected, this administration will move forward on FTA's. In other words, little has changed from the days of the Bush administration in that respect. Rather than questioning the model, which has clearly served to increase inequalities, the administration proposes minor "fixes." We need to continue insisting on a change to the model.
When asked about reestablishing diplomatic relations with
To date, the signs indicate that the administration's actions aren't corresponding to their words. The recent trip of Vice President Biden to
Another disturbing signal: President Obama has chosen to spend the two days prior to the
President Obama will likely be surprised by what he encounters in
Tom Loudon is Co-Director of the Quixote Center in Washington, DC.
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