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%T The foreign policies convergence as a factor of the establishment of the Pacific alliance %A Guerra-Baron, Angelica %J Studia Politica: Romanian Political Science Review %N 2 %P 187-213 %V 19 %D 2019 %K Pacific Alliance; Asia-Pacific; policy convergence; internationalization strategies %@ 1582-4551 %> https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-63165-8 %X This article explains the possible drivers behind the establishment of the Pacific Alliance (PA) in South America focusing on foreign economic policies and explaining the extent of policy convergence as a possible factor. In so doing, it examines on what basis these countries try to engage collectively with key Asian partners. A brief historical explanation might allow us to verify how non-legal elements have been politically and successfully networked with perfect timing. Policy convergence over strategies such us internationalization and negotiation was a milestone in the creation of the PA itself, presidentially led by Chile, Colombia and Peru. However, Chile and Peru share a pro-Pacific profile in economic and political terms, while Colombia's elites have traditionally ignored the Pacific Coast. These differences not necessarily impede on the articulation of a collective cooperation strategy with Asia-Pacific, but it might slow down the Chilean eagerness to reach prompt accords with Asian partners. This article suggests that taking non-legal factors into consideration might allow a wider understanding of the reasons behind economic alliances' formation. In so doing, International Political Economy’ theoretical richness might fill the gap that International Economy Law has to explain such phenomena. %C ROU %G en %9 journal article %W GESIS - http://www.gesis.org %~ SSOAR - http://www.ssoar.info