Commentary
Richard Youngs
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In The Media
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.
Published on Jun 28, 2023
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.
- The EU Needs a Third Way in Iran
- European Democracy Support Annual Review 2025Paper
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Richard Youngs, ed., Elena Viudes Egea, Zselyke Csaky, …
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