Trust and integration in Latin America

The objective of the following article is to reflect the different models of integration in Latin America in a scenario of regional anarchism, where a markedly presidential and sovereignist character prevails, making it increasingly difficult for common interests to converge and, therefore, it leads to the inaction of these regional instruments. From the identification of the constituent elements of the Latin American identity and the conceptual differentiation between cooperation, consensus and integration, the concept of trust as an intervening variable is incorporated in a novel way, in order to establish the causal logic in an inductive way, with the intention of reflecting and proposing a possible answer to the research question. The object of study are therefore the Latin American integration processes, not by chronological order but by typology, in this way, actors, processes and mechanisms can be brought together which allows a better reading in light of the elements that are part of the studies of trust in International Relations. Finally, as a conclusion, interdependence, normative congruence, perceptions and common goals among States are identified as some of the essential elements when it comes to reducing regional complexities and, on the other hand, hegemony, ideological narrative, Autonomy and uncertainty as elements that lead to distrust within regional processes.