Thinking Abroad: Latin America’s Foreign Policies
By
Emilie Sweigart
AQ tracks priorities in external relations, including positions on Venezuela and China, in eight countries.
This article is adapted from AQ’s special report on Lula and Latin America Amid growing tensions between the world's largest superpowers, much of Latin America has taken an independent approach to foreign relations. Countries are increasingly following a path that Chilean scholars Carlos Fortin, Jorge Heine and Carlos Ominami titled the “active non-alignment option.” Regional integration is a top concern for some leaders, while others are seeking engagement far beyond the Western Hemisphere. Meanwhile, policy choices have to contend with domestic...
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