Scientific Essay from the year 2009 in the subject Politics - International Politics - Region: Middle- and South America, University of Francisco Marroquín, Guatemala (-), course: Regionalism; Central America's integration; SICA, language: English, abstract: The ongoing political and economic trends influencing the presentinternational order have led to the raise of new powerful actors which play actively inthe global arena. Next to economic giants such as China, India or Russia, a differentset of players is emerging thanks to the gradual process of regionalization. Regionalblocs mainly based on economic cooperation are reshaping the global fragmentationof power, affecting in turn the status of their member states in the international order.In this essay two main aspects are taken into account: the structuring of a "new"multipolar order and the nature and role of regional blocs as actors operating in it.Thus a third level of analysis is introduced, consisting of the linkage between theemergence of regional blocs and the impact they have on the international strength oftheir member states. In order to provide a better understanding the author means tofocus on the Central America Integration System (SICA) and evaluate whether or notit has influenced the current Meso-American countries' status in the "new" globalsystem's structure, carrying out a comparison with the most developed regional bloc,the European Union (EU).
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