Last year, the US government was adamant that TPP would be finished by the end of 2013. And yet here we are, well into 2014, with no sign that things are anywhere near completion. That slippage is more than just embarrassing: it could have major implications for the treaty. TPP has dragged on for so long there‘s a new President in Chile, Michelle Bachelet, and she‘s more doubtful than her predecessor about the value of TPP to her country and its people.