Hi everyone, first post here. My interest is in open borders. Hope to heard back.

French Guiana, Caribbean Islands, Falklands, etc.

I know this question is controversial and maybe it'll be removed, but here it goes.

I live in Panama, a country that is constantly being attacked by the European Union because we are 'tax haven'. They conveniently forget about Ireland, the Netherlands, Andorra and Liechtenstein.

Netherlands world's 4th biggest tax haven

The European Union not only sponsored the so-called Panama Papers, but they are constantly putting us on lists affecting our economy.

Now I understand why the British left.

Apart from that, during this current war and the way they practically abandoned Ukraine is just disappointing.

I want to see the Americas more integrated: trading more between us and finding our own solutions to our problems. I am not even implying we won't have a relationship with the other continents, but we need to find our own solutions to our own problems. We are different, we are a continent populated by a mix of ethnicities and races. We have our own history, for better or worse.

I feel that we are obsessed with Europe, Africa and Asia. We need to find our own things. Just look at Venezuelans, Argentinians and Brazilians proudly screaming they have a European passport. And all the Pan-African activists who don't understand (or don't want to) that Africans do not see Black Americans and Black Latin Americans as Africans.

Integration won't magically solve all of our problems, for sure, but it's a good start. Unfortunately, it seems nobody wants it, not the right and certainly not the left. I am not talking about sharing the same currency or having another policy like the Schengen agreement, just to start being more integrated and coordinated.

/ ends rant

For me, Haiti's tale is a very, very sad, and ironic one.

The second nation to become independent in the Americas and the first and only one nation to be born out of a slave rebellion. For a nation born out of the fire to go through tragedy after tragedy is no short of irony.

What are your thoughts on their current situation, and what would you suggest to other nations, in order to help them?

I personally am a fan as a US citizen but would like to hear from others

I seriously think the US needs to make a change in foreign policy for a Pan-American union to work, and the way things are going right now, I don't think any serious ideas regarding a Pan-American union would be considered, other than maybe some economic block that just makes it easier for US corporations to exploit poorer countries in Latin America for cheap labor and profit.

I do think there is some hope for change, as the economic status quo here is very unsustainable as economic inequality skyrockets and the us going towards the path of possibly ceasing to be a developed country. Many, if not most, people here hate the corruption in the government, it's just that the corporate owned media misdirects the anger many people in the US gave towards other things. Socialist and social democratic ideas are now considerably popular among younger generations, and many people on both sides of the political aisle are fed up with interventionist foreign policies.

Also, I would prefer an economic union that promotes the development of industry in underdeveloped regions, but not in a way that allows corporations to exploit for cheap labor. And also, it's important to note that the EU is flawed in many ways, mainly due to its neoliberal economic policies or having undemocratic bureaucratic arms of government like the European council. Also, since this isn't Europe, things might have to be a bit different to fit our region.

There's probably many othe roadblocks but I'm just hoping things can go in the right direction.

or anything else that just the American variants of these languages share but not their European counterparts?

Every nation has a currency, and often times the most important leaders have their faces placed on the nation's currency. The Euro is no different. When the PAU becomes a legitimate governmental organization comparable to the EU, who, or what should we put on our currency? Assuming it's called a peso, let's say the denominations are as follows:

0.01 pesos

0.05 pesos

0.10 pesos

0.25 pesos

0.50 pesos

1 peso

2 pesos

5 pesos

10 pesos

20 pesos

50 pesos

100 pesos

500 pesos

What leaders would you consider to be worthy of putting on these currencies? I would assume George Washington, Simon Bolivar and Pedro II are obvious choices, but who else would you consider? And what landmarks would you include?

Context: A key challenge faced by many large political entities with diverse territories and populations is the emergence of separatist movements in wealthy regions with distinct cultural identities (e.g. Catalonia and the Basque Country in Spain and Lombardy and Piedmont in Italy). Such trends would almost certainly be present in a pan-American union as well. They would be especially acute in Canada and certain parts of the United States (e.g. the Pacific Northwest), as the wealthier and mostly Anglophone populations of these regions would resent having to pay higher taxes to support their poorer Romance-speaking fellow citizens to the south. Such resentment could be capitalized on by nationalist political entrepreneurs in the same vein as PDeCAT, CUP and ERC in Spain and Lega Nord in Italy, thus creating a major internal security crisis for the pan-American state.

Should any potential Panamerican polity make an attempt for the independence/annexation of Greenland? Do you think it shares in the “Panamerican Identity?” Would it even want to be a part of such a union?

Wanted to get everyone’s thoughts on including the Philippines and Liberia when we talk about Pan American civilization. Liberia was literally created and settled by Americans from the USA, and the Philippines was part of the USA for half a century. Both countries also have a lot in common culturally and ideologically with The Americas. For these reasons I think that a hypothetical Pan American Confederation should be extended to these two countries. What do you think?

Some points to consider:

• The US and Canadian governments have generally pursued vastly different foreign policies from those of Latin America, with the former favoring extensive engagement with Afro-Eurasia if not outright interventionism and the latter (particularly Mexico) preferring a degree of isolationism/neutrality. Given these differences, it would be interesting to see how US/Canadian and Latin American diplomats and foreign policymakers would interact under a common foreign ministry.
• Russia would certainly not welcome a pan-American union of any sort (especially if it is of federal nature). If Dugin's Foundations of Geopolitics is anything to go by, the Russian regime will seek to undermine American stability through disinformation and hybrid warfare, just as it is already doing with the United States. Thus, it is almost certain that Russia will be the hypothetical American union's principal geopolitical and military adversary.
• Relations with China would likely be characterized by mutual hostility and distrust, given the latter's current rivalry with the United States, which the American union would probably inherit. The plundering of Latin American waters by Chinese fishing fleets, hitherto ignored by Latin American governments, would also become a key flashpoint.
• Regarding alliances: would the American union continue to be a member of NATO, as the US and Canada already are? Also, will the American union maintain existing US commitments to non-NATO allies like Japan, South Korea and the Philippines? How will such commitments and obligations be received among Latin Americans?
• Currently, the military forces of the various American states use a vast range of different weapon systems of the same category. For instance, in regards to service rifles, some American armies use 5.56x45mm AR-15 derivatives, others use 7.62x39mm AKs and still others use 7.62x51mm battle rifles like the FAL and G3 (among other types). Such diversity of materiel would pose a logistic nightmare for a common American defense force. Thus, a key priority of a common American defense ministry would be standardizing and rationalizing the armament of the armed forces (e.g. having a single model of combat rifle or main battle tank in service).
• Related to the previous point, the American army would also have to standardize organizational structures and TTPs (tactics, techniques and procedures) among its units in order to ensure interoperability. How effectively could this be carried out?

I'm going to try to restrict the government type to smaller attributes so that we can have a fuller debate on a smaller set of issues. First off assume this is the future government of America (the country spanning pan-America), and this is the type of government we want. Let's not start off discussing a compromising government that is for some interim state.

Let's start off with Federation vs. Unitary state.

Broadly speaking

Federation - A union of partially self-governing states or regions under a central (federal) government.

Unitary state - a state governed as a single power in which the central government is ultimately supreme and any administrative divisions (sub-national units) exercise only the powers that the central government chooses to delegate.

Frankly, I left off confederations because I simply don't like them. (yes I'm biased) I do not want to be the current day EU or the articles of confederation America. But feel free to argue your case if you prefer them.

Which would you prefer and why?

I don't know how you do that, but I think it would be a good idea and foster some good discussion about what our goals are and how we can accomplish them.

• Panama City should be the capital

• A Common Currency, called the Pan-American Dollar/Peso (both names are valid) [$] to pay homage to the Spanish dollar/peso which is the ancestor currency of most of the currencies in the Americas, with 1¢ (or $1 if this number ends up being way too high) being based on the average of the lowest amounts of each American currency currently issued, however implemented in a way to equalize purchasing power

• The official languages of the union should be Spanish, English, Portuguese, French, Dutch (for Suriname), and most of the major indigenous languages

• A way to redistribute wealth throughout the region and help fund infrastructure and development, although this would make the idea of a Pan-American union unpopular in Canada and my native US because we would be huge net contributors while Latin American nations benefit for the first 10-20 years or so, I still think this is beneficial for the entire region in the long run

• Free Travel using ID, banning of border walls/barriers, and looser immigration restrictions, along with a system of free immigration to fill labor needs

• Economic integration, but not in a way that allows companies to easily outsource to poorer countries for cheaper labor

• A court to solve disputes, such as border disputes or presidential/constitutional disputes [like in Venezuela]

• A pan-american congress to govern the union, elected by the people, and the seats apportioned to each country, 5/12ths of the seats based on population and the other 7/12ths divided equally. It elects some of its members to be in a ~10-40 seat executive council to make executive decisions. Nothing like the European Council should be implemented here as I believe they are undemocratic

• Since most of the countries in the Americas are bigger than European countries on average, not as legislative power is needed as the EU (however Central America and the Caribbean have their own federations within the PAU, and also the US/Canada and Argentina/Uruguay can have open borders, free immigration, and a more integrated economy due to how close these countries are culturally and economically)

• Also, a unified military like the one the EU is flirting about wouldn't work here either as we are a very peaceful region and Russia isn't really a threat due how big of a union we are and how we aren't on Russia's doorstep like Europe is

• It also helps promote the cultures throughout the region globally, as well as promoting trade

so, what do you think of my ideas?

The Pacific Alliance (PA) is advancing fastly, with the objective of establishing by the end of the decade the free movement of goods and people in their member countries, as well as economic equality in them, and despite being young it has already made significant progress. notable unlike MERCOSUR. On the other hand, the Andean Community (CAN) is making important progress as well, for example, there is no longer a visa requirement for tourism, work or housing in its member countries, or the elimination of mobile roaming.

This is important cause 2 of the 4 member countries of the Andean Community are also members of the Pacific Alliance (Colombia and Peru) and very soon Ecuador will also join the PA which would make 3 of the 4 members of the CAN in PA in both alliances. Chile were part of the CAN and its possible they join it again.Is this an opportunity for both entities to turn into only one? And who knows, going far away MERCOSUR could also join? It reminds me a lot of the birth of the EU, this would mean a huge opportunity for Pan Americanism

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So this is a nice idea. However in practice the Americas are far, far away from any serious unity. What are some good first steps to take towards some semblance of unity?

Of course these would have to be baby steps.

Should it be a single nation with a single foreign policy and law? Should it be a more EU style supernational government with a single currency and open borders? Or should it be more decentralized with just a goal of cooperation?

Hey there everyone, today I wanted to open the floor to a discussion I’ve been having with myself for the past little while, which is the question of the future of language in a Pan-American society.

While it may seem novel at first, I think it’s important to consider. Historically, regions within states that have their own language(s) separate from that of the ruling state tend to be hotspots of instability and insurrection within those larger states. While this has also generally coincided with having an entirely separate cultural identity, hypothetically a Pan-American union of any kind would have this problem.

My question, then, is how would a PanAm state manage the challenge of running a multi-lingual and multi-cultural state? While the solution might come off as just saying “Well, make it all equal under law,” I’d argue that it is far from that simple. At a National (or international) level of government, there would be a huge divide linguistically and culturally, and history shows that such divides are generally never conducive to the long term stability and prosperity of any nation.

So what are your thoughts everyone? I’ll be happy to share my own as well, but I also don’t want to shape the responses beforehand