Yesterday, 22 February, 25 Latin-American and Caribbean government representatives gathered, according to El País, in Mexico to discuss the possible creation of an American regional organisation without the United States and Canada (for the full article see here).  Among the diplomats present were, among others, the Bolivian, Brazilian, Cuban, Haitian and Venezuelan heads of State. The Mexican president spoke of an “unprecedented opportunity to build a common space bringing together all Latin-American and Caribbean countries” (own translation from Spanish based on quotation of El País). This project gives rise to a number of challenging political, economic and legal questions. The … Continue reading An organisation of American states without the United States?