Latin America

Mechanisms of defense policy diffusion in South America: evidence from the South American Defense Council

The South American Defense Council (SADC) aimed to coordinate regional defense policies and build confidence among its members. It diffused practices among its members, such as a standard methodology to report defense expenditures. However, we still …

Por que não devemos esperar um conflito entre Venezuela e Guiana?

In this opinion article, I share some insights on why the crisis regarding the Essequibo region, opposing Venezuela and Guyana, may not lead to a war in South America.

Did the Far Right Breed a New Variety of Foreign Policy? The Case of Bolsonaro's “More-Bark-Than-Bite” Brazil

Far-right populist leaders often take office promising a revolution in policies. They project themselves as counterpoints to other political competitors and defend radical positions regarding a set of issues. These contents may include …

Is Security a Matter of State or Government? A study about how international and domestic variables produced different International Security Policies in Latin America

The Latin American (LA) security environment comprises several factors, from borders and territorial claims to natural disasters, from transnational crimes to ideological divergences among heads of state. Latin American countries have been addressing …

Apresentação: A Integração Sul-Americana em Tempos de Cólera

Apresentação do Dossiê "A Integração Sul-Americana em Tempos de Cólera", publicado pela Revista InterAção. Contém uma análise bibliométrica de 893 artigos sobre o tema, contidos na base de dados da *Scopus* Introduction to the Dossier "The South …

Entrevista - A Integração Sul-Americana em Tempos de Cólera: Haverá Futuro para o Mercosul?

Entrevista com Diana Tussie, sobre a integração regional latino-americana. Interview with Diana Tussie, about regional integration in Latin America

Assessing defense cooperation in South America: How did the South American Defense Council act?

This talk is about the related article, aiming to discuss the possible mechanisms through which the South American Defense Council could engage in policy diffusion processes.

South American Defense Council's actions (2009-2016) - a database

How did the South American Defense Council (SADC) act? Although SADC ceased its actions in the past years, it is still essential to learn lessons from its performance in order to improve our understanding of the regional security dynamics and, eventually, to be applied in future initiatives.

The “Left Turn” and the Latin American countries’ discourses about the UN Peace Operations around the world

This article argues that the political orientation of the government in office in a country may affect its positioning regarding the United Nations Peace Operations. In order to demonstrate that, in this study I compare what is said by officials of …

A Institucionalização no Complexo Regional de Segurança Sul-Americano: uma comparação entre quatro períodos históricos

O artigo pretende apresentar evidências sobre a consolidação das identidades e interações relacionadas à segurança entre os atores sul-americanos na forma de instituições regionais. Recorremos à análise das dinâmicas regionais em períodos diferentes, …