Federico Merke

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Federico Merke is an associate professor of international relations at the Universidad de San Andrés, Argentina. He is also a researcher for the National Council for Scientific Research.

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Reimagining Regional Governance in Latin America
July 20, 2021

As Latin America grapples with three overlapping crises--devastation from the coronavirus pandemic, severe economic contraction, and heightened political polarization and democratic backsliding--regional cooperation is falling badly short.

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Reimagining Regional Governance in Latin America

Regional governance has so far failed to help Latin America overcome its numerous challenges. Yet cooperation persists in some formats, and it will be a necessary instrument going forward.

· June 24, 2021
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Venezuela on the Edge: Can the Region Help?

Latin American governments need to do more to help Venezuela overcome its worst political and economic crisis in more than a decade.

· June 29, 2016
In the Media
Argentina Finds Its Voice on Human Rights

If Argentinian President Mauricio Macri makes good on his recent statements, a renewed push to rethink and promote democracy and human rights in South America could be on the way.

  • Federico Merke
· January 4, 2016
Foreign Policy
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Venezuela’s Political Crisis: Can Regional Actors Help?

The crisis unfolding in Venezuela will be a litmus test for both national policies and regional mechanisms that are supposed to strengthen democratic rules and norms.

· November 30, 2015
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The New Cuba Moment: Can Latin American States Help Spark Reform?

The new phase in relations with Cuba represents an intriguing test case for cooperation on political reform issues between Western and rising democracies.

  • Federico Merke
· September 28, 2015
commentary
Rising Democracies’ Perceptions of Brazilian Democracy Policy

A more detailed knowledge of the Brazilian context may help scholars in other regions of the world gain a broader understanding of democracy promotion and identify common challenges and best practices.

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  • Niranjan Sahoo
  • Andreas Feldmann
  • Senem Aydın-Düzgit
  • Tjiurimo Alfredo Hengari
  • Federico Merke
  • Tsveta Petrova
  • Oliver Stuenkel
· March 11, 2015
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