América Latina y el Caribe: ¿Integrados o Marginados? [Spanish]

La integraci n regional pasa por comprender la complementariedad y el trabajo conjunto, las visiones compartidas y el fin ltimo del bienestar de las poblaciones por encima de tensiones e ideolog as. Los retos del mundo actual, caracterizado por una amplia interdependencia, variados polos de poder y una reestructuraci n de las visiones respecto a la forma de combatir las nuevas amenazas, que tienen particularidades propias de la poca, exigen que Am rica Latina logre construir objetivos estrat gicos compartidos para que sus intereses sean escuchados en esta reconfiguraci n del sistema mundial. Am rica Latina no ha logrado establecer esta visi n de conjunto ante ninguno de los actores internacionales de mayor peso; sin embargo debe destacarse el desarrollo de nuevas formas de vincularse con stos en condiciones m s horizontales con algunos resultados exitosos. A nivel subregional es importante observar la creaci n de nuevos mecanismos o procesos de integraci n que buscan adaptarse y responder al contexto actual. A pesar de ellos pareciera que Am rica Latina en t rminos de integraci n regional ha logrado pocos avances concretos, tendencia que la creaci n de nuevas propuestas de integraci n necesariamente no resolver .

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Latin America and the Caribbean: Integrated or Marginalized?
Regional integration has to do with understanding complementarity and working together, with shared visions and the ultimate goal of putting the welfare of populations before tensions and ideologies. The challenges of today's world, characterized by a broad interdependence, varied hubs of power and a restructuring of visions on how to combat new threats, which have features particular to the age, require Latin America to succeed in building shared strategic objectives so that its interests are heard in this reconfiguration of the world system. Latin America has not managed to establish this joint vision in regard to any of the major international actors; however, it should be emphasized that new ways of relating to them in a more horizontal manner have been developed with some degree of success. At the sub-regional level it is important to observe the creation of new integration mechanisms or processes that seek to adapt and respond to the current context. In spite of this, it would appear that, in terms of regional integration, Latin America has achieved little concrete progress, a tendency that the creation of new integration initiatives will not necessarily resolve.