Domestic Reactions to China's Presence in Three Latin American Countries: Brazil, Nicaragua and Venezuela

Flores, Fidel Irving Pérez; Jatobá, Daniel

doi:10.5278/ojs.jcir.v4i2.1592

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“…Consequently, presidents are likely to politicize foreign policy to please their political support groups (legislative or popular) or divert public opinion from domestic crises. This action increases the participation of actors who are not typically involved in foreign policy (Flores & Jatobá, 2016), especially in diplomatic corps with low professionalization that are unable to deter external influence. It also leads presidents to conduct foreign policy personally, mixing the president's political objectives and foreign policy goals (Amorim Neto & Malamud, 2019).…”

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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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confidence: 99%