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Una comunidad de seguridad regional en formación: la UNASUR y su Consejo de Defensa

A regional security community in the making: UNASUR and its South American Defence Council
[journal article]

Flemes, Daniel
Nolte, Detlef
Wehner, Leslie

Abstract

Este artículo analiza la formación y el proceso sostenido de institucionalización formal e informal de la UNASUR y su Consejo de Defensa mediante el discurso y la acción, conceptualizados como una comunidad de seguridad regional. Se establece que ambos se encuentran al comienzo de un estado "ascende... view more

Este artículo analiza la formación y el proceso sostenido de institucionalización formal e informal de la UNASUR y su Consejo de Defensa mediante el discurso y la acción, conceptualizados como una comunidad de seguridad regional. Se establece que ambos se encuentran al comienzo de un estado "ascendente" y que la intención de los países líderes del grupo que los forma es crear un ente regional de tipo "riguroso". Paradójicamente, las crisis son lo que crea un proceso discursivo que impone la necesidad de profundizar la UNASUR y la convierten en un mecanismo de equilibrio institucional y de poder frente a grupos regionales como la OEA y países como los Estados Unidos.... view less


This article examines the continuing process of establishment and formal and informal institutionalization of UNASUR'S and its Security Defence Council through action and discourse. We claim that both are in an "ascent" phase, and that the aims of the group's leading countries are to create a "rigor... view more

This article examines the continuing process of establishment and formal and informal institutionalization of UNASUR'S and its Security Defence Council through action and discourse. We claim that both are in an "ascent" phase, and that the aims of the group's leading countries are to create a "rigorous" regional grouping. Paradoxically, evidence points to crises as main elements that drive these countries to strengthen the institution.Moreover, the role placed by UNASUR during crises becomes a mechanism for achieving institucional balance and balance pf power vis-a-vis the OAS and the United States.... view less

Keywords
Latin America; regional integration; international security; defense policy; conflict management; international organization; OAS; crisis management (econ., pol.); institutionalization; South America; security policy

Classification
International Relations, International Politics, Foreign Affairs, Development Policy
Peace and Conflict Research, International Conflicts, Security Policy

Free Keywords
UNASUR; Unión de Naciones Suramericanas; Lateinamerikanische internationale Organisation; Consejo de Defensa Suramericano; Sicherheitspolitische Zusammenarbeit; Verteidigungspolitische Zusammenarbeit

Document language
Spanish

Publication Year
2011

Page/Pages
p. 105-127

Journal
Estudios internacionales: revista del Instituto de Estudios Internacionales de la Universidad de Chile, 44 (2011) 170

DOI
https://doi.org/10.5354/0719-3769.2011.19428

ISSN
0716-0240

Status
Published Version; peer reviewed

Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0


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