Changes in the Foreign Policy of Bolivia and Ecuador: Domestic and International Conditions

Souza, André Luiz Coelho Farias de; Filho, Clayton Mendonça Cunha; Santos, Vinícius Silva dos

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“…Finally, Bolivia has also suffered from internal instability and institutional fragility, affecting its foreign policy capacity. Historically, Bolivia depended on foreign resources, aligning with international financial institutions and major powers like the United States (Souza et al, 2020).…”

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The effects of presidential breakdowns on foreign policy in Latin America

Sposito

2023

Latin American Policy

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Presidents and their ideologies have long been thought to be important explanatory variables in Latin American foreign policy, but little is known about how presidential breakdowns, a common form of leader change, affect foreign policy. I use a qualitative structured comparison to analyze the effects of nine presidential ousters on their successors’ foreign policies. I focus on cases in which the legitimacy of the process is in a gray zone, when narrative disputes are more likely to emerge. The findings indicate that incumbents politicize foreign policy when they use it to attain public support but accommodate it to congressional interests when they need support of Congress; meanwhile, international peers respond to presidential breakdowns according to their strategic and ideological rather than normative concerns. Even though Latin America is dominated by weak states, domestic politics, especially during crises, play a major role in explaining their foreign policies. Considering the role played by presidents in foreign policymaking, understanding this kind of presidential succession is essential.

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