Jeux de miroirs : l’Europe et l’Amérique latine dans la décolonisation

The international context is changing rapidly, particularly in Europe and the Americas. The political, economic and social factors of recent decades have all changed, and this change is likely to be long-lasting. However, change is also an opportunity to revisit and better understand the elements that brought it about. In this context, this contribution looks at the historical, political and sociological relationship between Latin America and Europe, which share a familiarity in key areas, from the linguistic family to the legal family. Does the current recomposition threaten this kinship? In fact, the answer lies in the roots of the unequal relationship between the two regions of the world, in a kinship that was born more of a forced union than a marriage. How can we move beyond this past? What are the possibilities for rebuilding a form of cooperation, a partnership that goes beyond a de facto union with imperfect aspects, such as the rather improvised migration policies or the contradictory economic agreements between these two world regions? How can we ensure that in the future, Europe and Latin America can count on each other to maintain peace as a shared value? All the questions posed today depend on a look at the past: for both sides, it’s a question of looking in the mirror.