The EU-Latin America Summit: Shared Democratic Challenges

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The EU-Latin America Summit: Shared Democratic Challenges

While trade between the EU and Latin America has progressed in recent years, democracy and human rights have been sidelined. Recent developments in both regions and the geopolitical fallout since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine make it difficult to advance the democracy agenda.

By Richard Youngs

Published on Jun 28, 2023

European Democracy Hub

About the Author

Richard Youngs

Senior Fellow, Democracy, Conflict, and Governance Program

Richard Youngs is a senior fellow in the Democracy, Conflict, and Governance Program, based at Carnegie Europe. He works on EU foreign policy and on issues of international democracy.

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