Vestnik RUDN. International RelationsVestnik RUDN. International Relations2313-06602313-0679федеральное государственное автономное образовательное учреждение высшего образования «Российский университет дружбы народов имени Патриса Лумумбы» (РУДН)10494Research ArticleThe Problems of Integration and Security in Latin AmericaGutierres del SidAna Terezaanateresagutierrezdelcid@gmail.comThe Autonomical University of Mexico (Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, UAM)15042015154294409092016Copyright © 2015, Gutierres del Sid A.T.2015The article deals with the problems of Latin America, associated with the geopolitical changes after the collapse of the bipolar system and change the balance of power in favor of the United States. G-20, which involved three countries in the region, did not led to radical changes in the reform of global governance. The development of integration processes and regional coordination has undergone a major transformation. Regional coordination in matters of the defense and security within the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) is expanding, it focuses on the revision of defense projects. Variety regionalization processes (MERCOSUR, ALBA, ACH, SELAC), new trade unions (Alliance Pacific, Trans-Pacific Partnership, the idea of a transatlantic partnership), the change in the US strategy in the region lead to the fragmentation of Latin America. Countries in the region are faced with the choice of an effective strategy of development in terms of new centers of power (China, Russia), primarily in the Asia Pacificdevelopmentmultilateralismpower centersPacific AllianceMERCOSURSELACUNASURразвитиемультилатерализмцентры силыТранстихоокеанское партнерство (ТПП)Тихоокеанский АльянсМЕРКОСУРСЕЛАКУНАСУРТРР