La crisis del Atlántico Sur y su influencia en el sistema regional

Authors

  • Francisco Orrego Vicuña Instituto de Estudios Internacionales, Universidad de Chile

Abstract

The Anglo-Argentine conflict in the South Atlantic has arisen within the framework of a process of change that had been taking place in international relations within the Western Hemisphere, both in terms of the connections between the countries of Latin America and the modalities of interaction between them and the United States. The functioning of the Inter-American System and its expectations of effectiveness had been the object of rethinking. This article examines the problem of this process based on the complex characteristics of the historical evolution of inter-American and regional relations, a perspective that will allow us to identify aspects that were present prior to the current conflict. On this basis, an attempt is made to distinguish between properly circumstantial factors and those that may have a permanent effect on the framework of hemispheric relations.

Keywords:

South Atlantic Crisis, Regional System, Latin America, United States, Hemispheric Relations

Author Biography

Francisco Orrego Vicuña, Instituto de Estudios Internacionales, Universidad de Chile

Director del Instituto de Estudios Internacionales de la Universidad de Chile. Miembro del Comité Jurídico  Interamericano y delegado ante la Conferencia sobre Derecho del Mar. Autor de numerosas obras sobre derecho internacional y relaciones internacionales.