Introduction

John Agnew and Stuart Corbridge interpret geopolitical orders in a different way. They see them as constituted by the set of rules, institutions, activities and strategies which become routine in each historical period and which have certain geographical characteristics. The concept of interregionalism is fuzzy and multifaceted. Usually, interregionalism is explored based on the European Union experience and its relations with other regional groups, like in Mario Telo, Louis Fawcett and Frederik Ponjaert. Transnationalism as a concept and as a practice is previous to the post-Cold War world. The alternative construction of an interregional counter-hegemonic perspective is linked to transnational actors, practices and dynamics. The irruption of interregionalism in the 1990s has defined a new kind of cooperative relations between Europe and Latina America and the Caribbean regions, based in what has been called the “strategic partnership”. The chapter also presents an overview of the key concepts discussed in this book.