Latin American Foreign Policies in the New World Order: The Active Non-Alignment Option

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Carlos Fortin, Jorge Heine, Carlos Ominami
Anthem Press, Feb 7, 2023 - Political Science - 310 pages

For long, Latin America had the conceit of considering itself as “the middle class of nations”—not as rich as prosperous as the North Atlantic countries but certainly more so than those of Africa and Asia. This notion was always a bit of an artifice. Yet, it is one that has become especially apparent as the region descends from periphery to marginality, and “diplomatic eclipse”, in the words of Alain Rouquié. What to do to revert this trend?

In this book, some of the region’s leading analysts and foreign policymakers argue that Active Non-Alignment is the path to follow if the region is to realize its full potential and occupy its rightful place in the concert of nations. Steeped in the best traditions of the Global South, but sharply attuned to the imperatives of the new century, Active Non Alignment constitutes a guide to foreign policy action in a world in turmoil, in which those not present at the high table charting a new path and shaping the new system will be left behind.

Charting the change from the old Third World’s cahiers des doleances diplomacy championing the New International Economic Order (NIEO) to the current new collective financial statecraft of the New South, reflected in entities like the Asian Investment and Infrastructure Bank (AIIB) and the New Development Bank, the book opens new vistas for a Latin America. The latter has diversified its diplomatic, trade, investment and financial links and will not let itself be cajoled back to the days of the Monroe Doctrine. Yet, the forging of collective action will require a much more concerted effort at regional cooperation that has been extant until now. For those purposes, Active Non Alignment provides the right set of tools.

 

Contents

List of Tables and Figures
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Chapter One A World Order in Crisis
2000
Toward a Diversification of International Relations
2019
Chapter Five Latin American Foreign Policies in an Era of Transition
Chapter Seven The Resurgence of Eurasia and Latin America
Chapter Nine Latin America in The PostWestern World
Chapter Eleven The Insertion of Latin America in The World Economy
Chapter Twelve Active NonAlignment Global Governance and International Financing
Chapter Fourteen Latin America The Covid19 Pandemic and The Restructuring of Value Chains
Chapter Fifteen The Promise of Active NonAlignment and its Intersection with PostHegemonic Regionalism
Chapter Seventeen Argentina and The Third Position
Chapter Nineteen Brazil and The Global South
Notes on Contributors
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Carlos Fortin is a research fellow emeritus at the Institute of Development Studies (IDS), University of Sussex, and a former assistant secretary-general of UNCTAD.

Jorge Heine is a research professor at the Pardee School of Global Studies, Boston University, and a former Chilean ambassador to China, India and South Africa.

Carlos Ominami is a director of the Chile 21 Foundation in Santiago, a former minister of economic affairs in the Chilean government, and a former senator.

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