1. The Culture of Political Instability and the Rapprochement of South America and United States
- Author:
- Henrique Carlos de Oliveira De Castro
- Publication Date:
- 06-2016
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- Postgraduate Program in International Strategic Studies, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
- Abstract:
- The article deals with the recent foreign policy of the Andean countries, Venezuela, Ecuador and Bolivia, considering the relationship with the United States and the situation of political crises in these countries. We discuss the national context of each country and the consequences for external relations and international politics of each and of the region. We address United States interests in the effects of the current crisis in the three countries and highlight the importance of political culture for understanding reality.
- Topic:
- Foreign Policy, Diplomacy, Regional Cooperation, and Crisis Management
- Political Geography:
- United States, South America, Venezuela, North America, Ecuador, and Bolivia