LatAm defense experts meet in Chile

Defense experts from Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Peru and Venezuela will meet on Friday and Saturday in Chile's capital to discuss on "Armed Forces, Democracy and Latin American Integration." According to organizers, participants will analyze different aspects like the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR), and systems for military and defense alliances, among others.Also on the list is to review treaties, pacts and mechanisms of alliances with military implications regional countries have included, and debate on defense policies, changes of doctrines, and experiences in Latin America and the European Union.

The incidence of policies like "preventive war" and "war against terrorism" in the preparation of military doctrines at a regional level are also included in the agenda.

Carlos Margotta, rector of the University of Arts and Social Sciences (UARCIS), retired Admiral Armando Amorim Ferreira Vidigal, from the Brazilian Institute for Strategic Studies, and Alihuen Antileo, director of the Strategic Studies Center are expected to address the event.Saturday's activities includes issues like "Defense policies as a factor for Latin American integration," by Flabian Nievas, director of the Center of Studies for War, from the Buenos Aires University, and Galo Eidelstein Silber, researcher from the Center for Defense and Security Studies (CEDES) Organized by several academic institutions, the international seminar will take place at the capital's UARCIS.

- Prensa Latina