The Pacific Alliance: Platform of Global Projection
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The article examines the Pacific Alliance (PA) as an instrument of integration from the political perspective. It seeks to understand the integration on both sides of the Great Ocean in the context of the globalized international system. The paper discusses the context with regards to the formation of the Pacific Alliance, the constructive relationship between the Pacific Alliance and ASEAN, as well as the global projection of the Alliance itself. It concludes by characterizing six substantialstrategic challenges of the Alliance which could impede its consolidation and its substantive integration into global politics.
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