EU-Mercosur Deal Stalls Amid Geopolitical Chess Game Ignored by Brussels

In the Colombian city of Santa Marta, the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly (EuroLat) is pressing for quick ratification of the EU-Mercosur trade agreement at the IV CELAC-EU Summit. Ostensibly a move to strengthen transatlantic economic ties, this push overlooks more urgent concerns of sovereignty and security that directly impact the Western Hemisphere—and by extension, America's national interests. Is Europe Prioritizing Trade Over True Regional Stability? After two decades of tough negotiations, the EU is eager to seal what would become the world’s largest free trade area spanning 700 million people. The deal includes major Mercosur members like Brazil and Argentina....