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THE INDIA-EUROPEAN UNION FREE TRADE AGREEMENT 3

THE EUROPEAN UNION AND LATIN AMERICA: THE MERCOSUR PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT AND MORE 4

AFRICA AND THE AFRICAN CONTINENTAL FREE TRADE AREA 5

EAST ASIA, SOUTHEAST ASIA, AND THE PACIFIC BASIN 6

CONCLUSION 8

Figure 1. While the US has scarcely negotiated traditional free trade agreements since 2020, its major trading partners are entering into... 2

Figure 2. Trade blocs covering more than a quarter of world GDP are moving ahead without the US 3

Figure 3. China and the EU export more than the US - ASEAN ties it 8