The Pacific Alliance: Regionalism and Geopolitics

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Félix Denegri Denegri

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This paper discusses the global and geopolitical contexts which pave the way for the formation of the Pacific Alliance(PA). It attempts to show how these development contributed to the basis of the newest bloc in Latin America that brings together countries that have certain commonalities, especially the desire towards economic growth. The paper explains the objective and strategies of the Pacific Alliance and also of Peruvian government as a founding member of this regional grouping.

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Denegri, Félix Denegri. “The Pacific Alliance: Regionalism and Geopolitics”. Thammasat Journal of History 2, no. 2 (February 27, 2017): 147–163. accessed March 30, 2026. https://so05.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/thammasat_history/article/view/78497.
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