Professor and researcher at the Faculty of Political Science and International Relations of the National University of Rosario (Argentina). Director of the Study Group on the European Union at the UNR.
After more than two decades of promises and disagreements, the Mercosur–European Union agreement remains bogged down amid European protectionism, French agricultural pressure, and South American impatience.
In the conflict between the US and China, Latin American governments should not take sides, but should be guided exclusively by their national interests and take advantage of the competition between the two superpowers.
South American regionalism is facing a complex situation. Despite the expectations generated by the return of Lula da Silva in Brazil, there is still a lack of clarity.