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This paper examines the ties between Latin America and Asia by moving beyond the homogenisation of the two regions through elevating the importance of opposition to a third party, in this case an "imperialist" and developed North. In contrast to normative analyses based on outmoded conceptions of world history, it proposes an intellectual exercise that problematises the interregional bond by placing the emphasis on heterogeneities rather than broad bush approaches that ignore the complex and diverse national and regional realities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Philippine archipelago was part of the Spanish empire for 333 years, from 1565 to 1898. In the first two centuries under Spanish administration, the Philippines remained linked to the Viceroyalty of New Spain and had an important transpacific range. However, as the 18th century gave way to the 19th, the Philippines gradually turned towards Asia, opening up new communication routes, trade flows and connections with Asian ports that were emerging in the Indian Ocean and the China Seas. Based on a specialized bibliography and archival sources, this paper analyses the causes and consequences of this Philippine shift towards Asia during the period of 1780 to 1860. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article will analyse factors which, since the end of last century, have made interregional relations very important to understand the world geopolitical and economic order. Interregional relations are defined as those which pertain to relations between regions or between a given state and a given region, or within a megaregion. This evolution results from: the growing demand in the emerging economies and the interaction among them, a new framework of interregional economic relations, and the development of new commercial channels. Finally, this paper will introduce the different articled included in this issue. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]