Latin America: How effective is the Pacific Alliance? Lords to take evidence
The House of Lords International Relations Committee will hear from Dr Gian Luca Gardini, Professor of International Relations and Latin American Politics, University Erlangen-Nuremberg, on Wednesday 1 May, to discuss the Pacific Alliance.
The Committee is holding several evidence sessions exploring the effectiveness of the Pacific Alliance, and the UK's engagement with it. The Committee will produce a short report on the UK and the Pacific Alliance, following these sessions.
The Pacific Alliance is a Latin American economic grouping, formed by Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru, which all border the Pacific Ocean. These countries have come together to form an area of integration with the purpose of ensuring complete freedom in the movement of goods, services, capital, and people. The UK is an observer to the Pacific Alliance.
Appearing at 10.40am in Committee Room 3, Dr Gian Luca Gardini is likely to be asked questions including:
- Since its establishment in 2012, how effective has the Pacific Alliance been in integrating the economies of its four members—Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru? How much does membership influence the economic policies of each of these countries?
- To what extent is the Pacific Alliance a platform for Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru's international engagement?
- What more could countries like the UK do to engage with the Pacific Alliance and its constituent states?
- What could be the benefits to the UK from closer ties with the Pacific Alliance?
