Latin America Region: Between Dependence and Autonomy in Regional Processes by Wendy Vaca Hernández

“…To that end it examines the concepts of region, regionalism, what Latin America and the Caribbean implies, and what are the transformations in these ideas that have emerged from the regional configurations of the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) as plural organisms with broad objectives.…”
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Decline of post-neoliberal regionalism in South America: Weaknesses of “pink tide” political leadership on Defense policies by Emilse Eliana Calderón

“…This article discusses the evolution of post-neoliberal regionalism in South America as implemented by the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR). A qualitative and multi-causal approach to political and social phenomena will be used, together with a theoretical-conceptual viewpoint close to neoclassical realism. …”
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La Inserción internacional de Suramérica: la apuesta por la Unasur by Carlos Alberto Chaves García

“…The creation and launch of the Union of South American Nations (Unasur) is the most recent institutional expression of this new attempt at the integration of South American countries, which seeks to articulate the distinct regional agendas proposed by the region’s governments in recent years. …”
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Por una política de defensa común latinoamericana: la propuesta venezolana by Adriana Suzart de Pádua, Suzeley Kalil Mathias

“…In this scenario, with different perceptions regarding what constitutes a threat, two proposals for military integration exist, one lead by Brazil within the context of the Union of South American Nations (Unasur) and the other lead by Venezuela in the context of the Bolivarian Alliance of the Peoples of Our America (Alba). …”
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