Resumen

CANIZALEZ, Andrés  y  LUGO, Jairo. Telesur: Geopolitical Strategy with Integrationist Aims. CONfines relacion. internaci. ciencia política [online]. 2007, vol.3, n.6, pp.53-64. ISSN 1870-3569.

This article discusses the project of Telesur in the context of regional integration in Latin America and geopolitical confrontation with the US. The article considers the way in which confrontation between President Hugo Chávez's administration and the United States has made geopolitics a fundamental part of this telecommunications project. It discusses the validity of comparing Telesur to other broadcasters such as Al-Jazeera and EuroNews. Although is still too soon to provide an assessment of the viability of the channel, it is already possible to foresee that it will face in the near future a series of challenges that will reshape its nature and that of its audiences.

Palabras llave : Telesur; Hugo Chávez; South American integration; telecommunications.