Marcelo Montes: The Future of Mercosur Is Now in Question
... facing the region, hope for a genuinely progressive Mercosur looks increasingly threatened. Marcelo Montes , professor of international relations at the National University of Villa Maria in Argentina, shares his views on the integration process in Latin America and suggests what Russia can do to avoid making the same mistakes. Mercosur is facing a lot of problems nowadays, partly due to controversy over the Venezuelan presidency. How is the situation going to develop from your point of view? Mercosur was established in 1991, and it happened mostly because the situation in the region was favourable. Brazil and Argentina stopped concentrating on military and ...