Brazil’s home region has two peculiarities: first, it is essentially fuzzy as its extension and membership have changed overtime; second, regardless of its limits, its inner core has been characterized by a long period of interstate peace. These factors have led to two outcomes: first, high...

After 20 years of its foundation, MERCOSUR has failed to meet its declared goals. Far from being a common market and not yet a customs union, it has neither deepened nor (legally) enlarged. All other regionalist projects in Latin America fare even worse, albeit they have arguably fostered...

La experiencia de integración regional de la Unión Europea (UE) ha sido la más exitosa entre todos los intentos realizados en este sentido. Es, pues, la que más probablemente pueda brindar enseñanzas para aquellas regiones del mundo que se están iniciando en este complicado proceso. Por su...