Why has Latin American regionalism repeatedly generated ambitious new organizations, yet struggled to produce deeper and more durable integration? And what do the evolution of the OAS, the rise and decline of post-hegemonic regionalism, and the persistence of U.S. influence tell us about the region’s political future?

🎙️ In this episode, Dr. Ivo Ganchev speaks with Prof. Thomas Legler (Universidad Iberoamericana), a leading scholar of Latin American regionalism, democracy promotion, and inter-American relations, to explore:

· How scholars have interpreted Latin American regionalism through the perspectives of optimists, skeptics, and innovators

· Why the concepts of post-hegemonic and post-liberal regionalism became influential, and whether they still help us understand the region today

· How U.S. influence  ...