SOUTH AMERICAN REGIONALISM IN 2020: WHAT TO EXPECT AMIDST THE POLITICAL INSTABILITIES?

Abstract

Considering the current juncture this article’s objective is to analyze South American regionalism facing the weakening of its post-hegemonic aspect, the political instabilities of its countries and the role of Brazil in this process. In addition to questioning how the current regionalism can be characterized, we ask what to expect from regionalism in the beginning decade of 2020. Through bibliographic, documentary and news analysis, we argue that the creation of new regional bodies such as PROSUR, the confluence of political and social instabilities in the countries of the region, and the changes in the Brazilian political orientation are fundamental characteristics that denote a certain degree of greater instability in South American regionalism for the upcoming years.

Keywords

• regionalism
• south america
• brazilian foreign policy
• prosur