Origin and Evolution of the South American Community of Nations: From Trade to Security Concerns. EUMA Papers, Vol. 4 No. 5 March 2007

Guedes de Oliveira, Marco Aurelio. (2007) Origin and Evolution of the South American Community of Nations: From Trade to Security Concerns. EUMA Papers, Vol. 4 No. 5 March 2007. [Policy Paper]

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Abstract

[From the introduction]. This paper shows the decline of trade as a central issue for the integration of South America and discusses the new period of integration in the region marked by security issues. It shows how Brazil proposed the South American Community of Nations (SACN) known also as South American Union (SAU) and what are its main goals. It also shows its differences when compared to Mercosur. The basic argument is that SAU represents a new perspective on regional integration, a new view linked to security concerns, based on geopolitical integration and on a search for a more independent and active political role for the region in global politics.

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