The Union of South American Nations (Unasur) is further consolidating its organization and mandate through the creation of new entities focused on regional autonomy in defense and economics.
At a summit on Friday, the twelve member countries of the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) agreed to work together to keep the continent free of war and nuclear weapons.
By Tomás Ayuso, Romain Le Cour Grandmaison, and Guy Hursthouse - COHA, Mar 12th 2009
This past March 10, all 12 members of the Union of South
American Nations (UNASUR) dispatched their respective defense ministers
to Santiago, Chile for the first meeting of the recently-formed South
American Defense Council (SADC).
Defense ministers from Venezuela and eleven other South American
nations formed the South American Defense Council Tuesday at a summit
in Chile. The council will be a diplomatic forum to diffuse regional
conflicts, among other things.
