This essay argues that neoliberalism has strengthened the sustainability of democracy in
Latin America but limited its quality. Drastic market reform seems to have abetted the …

Scholars have found an association between membership in regional intergovernmental
organizations (IGOs) and democracy, and IGO enforcement is often credited as an important …

As international organisations gain greater power to monitor and manage the domestic
affairs of their member states, the relationship between state sovereignty and international …

“African Union peacekee** forces go under the UN flag, so why not ASEAN? We just have
to check how they do it,” Malaysian Defense Minister Hishammuddin Hussein told reporters …

Regional multilateral regimes have become important instruments for promoting and
defending democracy around the world. The novel nature of these regional instruments has …

The Organization of American States (OAS) is the world's oldest regional multifunctional
organization. This work provides a clear and comprehensive discussion of this important …

Over time, the Organization of American States has become institutionally and normatively
more capable of defending democracy in the region. Yet the OAS is as selective in its …

This article evaluates the effectiveness of OAS mechanisms for safeguarding democracy
through multilateral diplomacy, what some scholars have dubbed the interamerican defense …

The preamble of the Organization of American States (OAS) Charter is explicit about a
commitment to representative democracy as" an indispensable condition for the stability …

The phenomenon of regionalism is today present throughout the international system, and
regional organisations are widely considered to play an important role in relation to …